A direct flight to Malaysia is in the offing from December 1 from the Ahmedabad airport.
With the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announcing the winter schedule, some 40 new outbound flights will be added from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport in Ahmedabad, including both weekly domestic and international departures.
The winter schedule will be effective from October 28.
This will bring the weekly departures from the SVPI airport to 910 compared to 870 in the winter schedule of 2022. Interestingly, the flights have increased this year compared to previous years, despite GoAir flight operations being indefinitely suspended. This time, direct flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be launched.
Malaysian airlines have asked for slots for operating a direct flight from Ahmedabad to Kuala Lumpur for four days a week. This will help enhance connectivity to the South Asian country ahead of the Christmas-New Year holidays and the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
The Ahmedabad airport recently added a daily direct flight to Bangkok, Thailand from Ahmedabad. With this, the city airport will operate some 15 international flights to various destinations with 18 airlines.