Intra-state flights from Surat, helicopter joy ride in Ahmedabad launched

Gujarat Minister for Civil Aviation Purnesh Modi on Saturday launched four intra-state flights from Surat and helicopter joy rides in Ahmedabad.

Inaugurating the services at the Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited office, the minister stressed that intra-state air connectivity will make travel for business and tourism purposes easier.

Speaking on the state’s plans for increasing air connectivity, Modi said, “There was a time when the primary mode of transportation was railways. With changing times, the traffic one would find 20-30 years ago at railway platforms, is now found at airports… Without air connectivity, development and industries cannot benefit.”