Seaplane Operations

The seaplane service between Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad and the Statue of Unity launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020 was discontinued over high operating costs and maintenance, the Gujarat government told the Assembly today.

The SpiceJet Airlines has said it will operate two seaplane round-trip flights every day to the Statue of Unity - on an island in Gujarat - from Ahmedabad's Sabarmati riverfront starting this Saturday.

Seven islands in the Andamans and Lakshadweep have been identified for seaplane operations while private sector participation has been invited for tourism-based projects in the two archipelagos, the Home Ministry said Tuesday.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has informed the Gujarat government it has chosen the Sabarmati Riverfront here and the Tapi Riverfront in Surat to start seaplane operations in the state, said officials.

The government is planning to build water aerodromes for operating seaplanes after some firms expressed interest to operate them, a senior civil aviation ministry official said today. A water aerodrome is any water body that complies with certain minimum requirements for landing an aircraft, the official said

City-based private operator Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (Mehair), in association with MTDC, today launched maiden seaplane service to Lonavala from Mumbai, marking its first operation from the mainland.

The seaplane service between Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad and the Statue of Unity launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020 was discontinued over high operating costs and maintenance, the Gujarat government told the Assembly today.

The SpiceJet Airlines has said it will operate two seaplane round-trip flights every day to the Statue of Unity - on an island in Gujarat - from Ahmedabad's Sabarmati riverfront starting this Saturday.

Seven islands in the Andamans and Lakshadweep have been identified for seaplane operations while private sector participation has been invited for tourism-based projects in the two archipelagos, the Home Ministry said Tuesday.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has informed the Gujarat government it has chosen the Sabarmati Riverfront here and the Tapi Riverfront in Surat to start seaplane operations in the state, said officials.

The government is planning to build water aerodromes for operating seaplanes after some firms expressed interest to operate them, a senior civil aviation ministry official said today. A water aerodrome is any water body that complies with certain minimum requirements for landing an aircraft, the official said

City-based private operator Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (Mehair), in association with MTDC, today launched maiden seaplane service to Lonavala from Mumbai, marking its first operation from the mainland.