Surat: If all goes well, Surat will get air connectivity with Jodhpur, Indore and Udaipur in the coming months.
During the inaugural launch of the non-stop flight service connecting Surat with Kishangarh in Rajasthan and Belagvi or Belgaum in Karnataka under regional connectivity scheme (UDAN) on Monday, the senior authorities from Star Air were apprised with the potential of the connectivity from Surat to Jodhpur, Indore and Udaipur.
Sources said that the Star Air already operates from Udaipur, Indore, Jodhpur, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Surat had flight operations to Jodhpur and Udaipur by Spice Jet, but it got curtailed due to the pandemic.
Sanjay Jain, member of by the We Work for a Working Airport at Surat (WWWAS) said, “The authorities of Star Air have been convinced on adding new sectors like Indore, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bengaluru and Mumbai with Surat.”
During the inaugural launch on Monday, Shrenik Ghodawat, managing director, Star Air said, “The direct flight connection from Surat to Belgavi and Surat to Ajmer will prove beneficial for local people as travel time would be reduced to just one hour. Soon, we are planning to launch operations from Jodhpur in Rajasthan and Nasik in Maharashtra.”