Ahmedabad: The union civil aviation ministry has identified six places — Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Kandla, Keshod, Daman and Diu — in and around the state to promote regional air connectivity as part of the central government's plan for Tier-II and Tier-III cities of the country.
Small airports that can handle scheduled flights on a regular basis will be built at the six places identified by the civil aviation ministry. These places currently do have airstrips but they handle very few flights. For instance, one scheduled flight operates daily out of Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Diu. The airports that are planned will not be as big those in Ahmedabad and other large cities but they will be more than airstrips.
According to officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the small airports that are planned will be able to handle 70-80 seater ATR aircraft and Boeing 737s and will have frequency of up to 15-16 flights.
According to officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the small airports that are planned will be able to handle 70-80 seater ATR aircraft and Boeing 737s and will have frequency of up to 15-16 flights.
28/07/14 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
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Small airports that can handle scheduled flights on a regular basis will be built at the six places identified by the civil aviation ministry. These places currently do have airstrips but they handle very few flights. For instance, one scheduled flight operates daily out of Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Diu. The airports that are planned will not be as big those in Ahmedabad and other large cities but they will be more than airstrips.
According to officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the small airports that are planned will be able to handle 70-80 seater ATR aircraft and Boeing 737s and will have frequency of up to 15-16 flights.
According to officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the small airports that are planned will be able to handle 70-80 seater ATR aircraft and Boeing 737s and will have frequency of up to 15-16 flights.
28/07/14 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
