Ahmedabad: : In last one week, the city airport for the first time recorded around 100 chartered/non-scheduled flight movements in such short duration as more than 100 VVIPs, including Prime Minister, cabinet ministers and several CMs, landed for 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) and 7th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit (VGGIS).
Compared to the last edition of VGGIS, this time the movement of private jets was almost double. "From January 7 to January 13, Ahmedabad airport handled 100 non-scheduled flight movements, including 50 departures and same number of arrivals," said R K Singh, airport director.
According to data available, during 2013 Vibrant Summit, around 50 movements of chartered jets were recorded, including 30 arrivals over three days. This year the maximum number of movements was registered on Day 1 of Vibrant Summit on January 11 with 50 movements (25 arrivals + 25 departures). The movements included those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Rajnath Singh, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay, US secretary of state John Kerry, and UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.
16/01/15 Times of India
Compared to the last edition of VGGIS, this time the movement of private jets was almost double. "From January 7 to January 13, Ahmedabad airport handled 100 non-scheduled flight movements, including 50 departures and same number of arrivals," said R K Singh, airport director.
According to data available, during 2013 Vibrant Summit, around 50 movements of chartered jets were recorded, including 30 arrivals over three days. This year the maximum number of movements was registered on Day 1 of Vibrant Summit on January 11 with 50 movements (25 arrivals + 25 departures). The movements included those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Rajnath Singh, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay, US secretary of state John Kerry, and UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.
16/01/15 Times of India
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