Ahmedabad Airport Soars to New Heights with 1 Million Passengers in Just 1 Month

Ahmedabad: The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) in Ahmedabad has been expanding its terminal buildings rapidly to accommodate the rapidly growing passenger numbers. In the last financial year, over 10 million passengers traveled through Ahmedabad airport, and in just one month of the current year, 1 million passengers have already traveled through SVPI airport.

As a response to the growing passenger traffic, SVPI airport is committed to ensuring continuous service, safety, and infrastructure growth. With enhanced air connectivity and constantly improving services, the city airport is now gradually becoming the airport of choice for passengers.

Recently, SVPI airport operationalized an all-new expanded security check-in area in the domestic terminal. In addition, a new container retail area and drop-off lane outside the domestic terminal added capacity and convenience for passengers. Currently, extensive expansion work for Security Hold Area (SHA) at level 1 in the Domestic terminal will provide over 1800 SQM space for passengers.

To provide faster and seamless processing experience for passengers, seven e-gates were installed in domestic departure, along with the option for web check-in and self-check-in machines to get boarding passes and save time on their departure.

SVPI airport has been adding new destinations with direct or through flights from Ahmedabad to ensure all favorite destinations in the country are connected. As a result, the airport has connected with several new destinations and increased frequency to many ongoing destinations like Hyderabad, Indore, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow, with enhanced frequency and destinations like Nashik and Pantnagar via Jaipur, one of the many new destinations. Post complete implementation of the current summer schedule, SVPI airport will connect 39 domestic and 19 international destinations with nine domestic and 17 international airline carriers.