Mumbai: Star Air, a regional carrier, has announced the launch of two new flight services between Ahmedabad and Diu, and Kolhapur to Nanded from January 15. While Ahmedabad-Diu will be a direct service and Kolhapur-Nanded with a stopover in Ahmedabad.
With the additions, Ahmedabad will offer direct connectivity to Kolhapur and Diu, along with convenient one-stop access at Goa (Mopa) via Diu, the airline said.
The new route enhances inter-city connectivity within Maharashtra while leveraging Ahmedabad as a key network hub, offering improved travel options for business travellers, pilgrims, students, and families, it said, adding that this service also enables passengers to access Gujarat conveniently, strengthening regional mobility across western India.
“These new services underscore our strategic focus on Gujarat as a critical market and reflect our confidence in the increasing demand for reliable regional air connectivity. By strategically expanding our routes and increasing flight frequencies, we aim to not only support tourism and business travel but also fuel regional economic growth and development,” said Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at Star Air.
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Foggy Conditions Leads To Cancellation of 66 flights
On Friday, as many as 66 flights were cancelled at the Delhi airport on Friday due to fog and low visibility conditions.
Several airlines cancelled 66 flights to and from Delhi due to fog and reduced visibility conditions, a source said. Of them, 32 were arrival flights, and the remaining 34 were departure flights, the source said.
Aviation regulator DGCA has announced the period from December 10 to February 10 as the official fog window during this winter.
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As part of DGCA’s flight operation norms during fog, airlines have to mandatorily roster pilots who are trained to operate in low-visibility conditions, as well as deploy a CAT-IIIB-compliant aircraft fleet for such operations.
Category-III is an advanced navigation system that empowers an aircraft to land under foggy conditions.
Category-III-A is a precision instrument approach and landing that enables a plane to land with a runway visual range (RVR) of 200 metres, while Category-III-B helps in landing with an RVR of under 50 metres.
With inputs from PTI
