Ahmedabad: Soon after completing his Independence day address from the Red Fort in Delhi, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew all the way to Bhavnagar to pay homage to Swaminarayan saint and spiritual guru, Pramukh Swami Maharaj and returned Delhi by evening.
Residents of Surat were no less privileged to have an airline of 'their own' - which took many of the devotees across the Gulf of Cambay to Bhavnagar in less than 30 minutes - a journey otherwise taking 8-10 hours and bringing them back the same day.
Thanks to Gujarat's first regional airline, Ventura Airconnect, operated by Surat-based Diamond barons, which temporarily increased its routine two fleets between Surat and Bhavnagar to 19 fleets for four days starting Sunday, August 14 to Wednesday, August 17 mainly for the Swaminarayan devotees.
Sarangpur, where the mortal remains of the saint were kept for his followers to pay their final respect, is located about 80 kilometres from Bhavnar - prompting a large number of Surat citizens to flock to Bhavnagar.
"We realised the importance of the occasion and also requested the airport authorities in Surat and Bhavnagar to allow more flights to operate. It is with their support, we launched additional flights to Bhavnagar. The response is overwhelming and it further establishes the importance of regional air connectivity in a state like Gujarat," said Ishwar Dholakiya, Managing Director of Diamond Aeronautics - the operator of Ventura Airconnect.
16/08/16 Rutam Vora/Business Line
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Residents of Surat were no less privileged to have an airline of 'their own' - which took many of the devotees across the Gulf of Cambay to Bhavnagar in less than 30 minutes - a journey otherwise taking 8-10 hours and bringing them back the same day.
Thanks to Gujarat's first regional airline, Ventura Airconnect, operated by Surat-based Diamond barons, which temporarily increased its routine two fleets between Surat and Bhavnagar to 19 fleets for four days starting Sunday, August 14 to Wednesday, August 17 mainly for the Swaminarayan devotees.
Sarangpur, where the mortal remains of the saint were kept for his followers to pay their final respect, is located about 80 kilometres from Bhavnar - prompting a large number of Surat citizens to flock to Bhavnagar.
"We realised the importance of the occasion and also requested the airport authorities in Surat and Bhavnagar to allow more flights to operate. It is with their support, we launched additional flights to Bhavnagar. The response is overwhelming and it further establishes the importance of regional air connectivity in a state like Gujarat," said Ishwar Dholakiya, Managing Director of Diamond Aeronautics - the operator of Ventura Airconnect.
16/08/16 Rutam Vora/Business Line
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