Ahmedabad: Travellers from Ahmedabad, Diu and Rajkot will get direct connectivity to Navi Mumbai from March 29, with IndiGo announcing new routes on Tuesday. These new daily services will connect Ahmedabad with the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). The summer schedule of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will also be in effect from March 29, wherein more direct flights to several destinations will be in place.The airline will operate ATR aircraft on the regional routes, strengthening last-mile air links between Gujarat’s cities and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. From Ahmedabad, the flight will depart at 7.10pm and land in Navi Mumbai at 8.40pm daily. The return flight will leave at 9.10pm and arrive in Ahmedabad at 10.35pm.
Rajkot will see a morning connection, with a flight departing Navi Mumbai at 7am and reaching Rajkot at 8.15am. The return leg will take off at 8.45am and reach Navi Mumbai at 9.45am. The Diu service will operate daily, departing Navi Mumbai at 10.05am and arriving at 11.15am, with the return flight leaving at 11.40am. The new routes are part of IndiGo’s expanded operations at NMIA and aim to boost regional connectivity, tourism and business travel between tier-2 and tier-3 cities and the Mumbai region.
