Air shuttle service begins from Surat

Ahmedabad: The air shuttle service of Deccan Charters officially began from Surat on Monday, with the first flight connecting the city with Bhavnagar, taking off at 9:30 am. The number of planes and frequency will increase in the days to come.
The nine-seater Cessna Grand Caravan 208B reached Surat airport at 9am, but there were no passengers inside.
At the airport, five persons boarded the plane to Bhavnagar, which would cover the distance in just 40 minutes. Deccan Charters is expecting minimum 70% occupancy for all its flights from Surat.
“The response for our air shuttle service is very good and people like the idea. We have got a good number of bookings for all our flights. Once everything gets streamlined, we will increase our frequency,” Captain Madhu Valsaraj, chief pilot of Deccan Charters, said.
21/08/12 Rishi Banerji/Daily News & Analysis

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