Ahmedabad: Globetrotting Gujaratis can now bypass Mumbai and fly direct to newer destinations , including Boston, Chicago , Beijing and Far East countries from Ahmedabad.
Currently, 35-40 international flights take-off from the city airport every week to Middle East, Singapore and Newark (US). Half a dozen new flights will become operational this year. Since the US is the most popular destination, Emirates airlines is set to begin daily direct flights from the city to Boston from March 10 and to Chicago from August 5. Both flights will have a stopover in Dubai.
The city will also be connected to China, a popular business destination for Gujarati businessmen . "Air China is expected to start direct flights to Beijing from Ahmedabad by year end," said a senior airports authority of India (AAI) official.
REad News in full 04/03/14 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
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