Winter bonanza: City fliers to get dozen more flights. Ahmedabad, India.

Ahmedabad: To fliers' delight, airlines have proposed over a dozen new flights in domestic sector from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the coming winter season.

Of the proposed flights, there will be one direct flight to Bhopal from the city. However, out of the all proposed flights, most have been rescheduled as new flights.

For Bhopal, Jet Airways has proposed to start a new flight (9W-2509) from the city. The airline wants to launch the flight on this route with an ATR 72-500. Besides, popular destinations like Delhi and Mumbai will have more flights.

Jet Airways officials, however, didn't respond to calls to give details of the proposal. Officials at the city airport said the details could be revealed after the proposal received approval.

The proposed schedule has been submitted by the airlines to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in New Delhi. The winter schedule usually starts from the last Sunday of October and remains in force till the last Saturday of March. The proposals, once okayed by the DGCA, are sent to the airports concerned for flight operations.

"There are over a dozen new flights that the airlines have proposed in the list. However, half of them have been rescheduled or their codes have been altered," SVPI airport officials said.

JetLite, SpiceJet, Jet Airways and IndiGo have introduced a couple of new flights for popular destinations, they said.

Most of the proposed flights for cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore have either been rescheduled or their codes have been altered.

Source:  http://daily.bhaskar.com