Surat: Members of 'We want a working airport at Surat' (WWWAS) have started a petition signing campaign to sensitize domestic and international airlines about the potential of air travellers in south Gujarat if Surat airport was connected to national and global destinations.
The petition, which has been filed on change.org by the WWWAS members, states that there are numerous NRIs in and around Surat, who are eagerly awaiting better connectivity of the city with domestic and international cities. Such flights would be very popular with thousands of south Gujarat residents now living abroad, it says.
Gaurang Mehta, a Surti NRG businessman living in San Francisco in the United States and a member of WWWAS, said, "Imagine landing in Mumbai or Ahmedabad in the middle of the night and then waiting several hours to catch a train or taxi to get to Surat. If there were international flights landing in Surat or flights that connected Mumbai or Ahmedabad with Surat, they would have reduced the amount of hassle to a large extent to international travellers."
10/06/13 Melvyn Reggie Thomas/Times of India
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The petition, which has been filed on change.org by the WWWAS members, states that there are numerous NRIs in and around Surat, who are eagerly awaiting better connectivity of the city with domestic and international cities. Such flights would be very popular with thousands of south Gujarat residents now living abroad, it says.
Gaurang Mehta, a Surti NRG businessman living in San Francisco in the United States and a member of WWWAS, said, "Imagine landing in Mumbai or Ahmedabad in the middle of the night and then waiting several hours to catch a train or taxi to get to Surat. If there were international flights landing in Surat or flights that connected Mumbai or Ahmedabad with Surat, they would have reduced the amount of hassle to a large extent to international travellers."
10/06/13 Melvyn Reggie Thomas/Times of India
