{"id":29173,"date":"2026-04-14T09:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/star-air-announces-major-expansion-with-70-weekly-flights-adds-mundra-as-32nd-destination\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:33:18","slug":"star-air-announces-major-expansion-with-70-weekly-flights-adds-mundra-as-32nd-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/star-air-announces-major-expansion-with-70-weekly-flights-adds-mundra-as-32nd-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Air announces major expansion with 70 weekly flights, adds Mundra as 32nd destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Star Air has announced a major expansion of its regional network with the launch of 70 new direct weekly flights and the addition of Gujarat\u2019s Mundra as its 32nd destination.<\/p>\n<p>The new services will begin from April 25 and are aimed at strengthening air connectivity between Gujarat\u2019s key industrial hub and major cities across northern and western India. With this expansion, Star Air is adding over 17,000 seats per month to its network.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs part of the new schedule, the airline will operate 38 direct weekly flights connecting Mundra with Mumbai, Hindon (Delhi-NCR), Goa (Mopa) and Surat. These direct routes alone will offer 4,104 seats every week. Overall, Star Air will operate a total of 54 weekly connections from Mundra. In addition, 16 weekly one-stop connections will link Mundra with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/travel\/destinations\/star-air-launches-mumbai-solapur-flight-under-maharashtras-udan-scheme-19717457.htm\">Kolhapur<\/a> and Bhuj.<br \/>\u201cMundra isn\u2019t just a port, it\u2019s a springboard for India\u2019s industrial and economic ambitions. By seamlessly connecting Mundra with leading cities across Northern and Western India, we\u2019re energising trade, business, and opportunity, while ensuring our passengers enjoy unparalleled comfort on every journey. This expansion is about empowering people and industries, and setting a new standard for regional air travel,\u201d Simran Singh Tiwana, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/travel\/star-air-expands-regional-network-with-new-routes-and-increased-frequencies-from-kolhapur-belagavi-ws-l-19867290.htm\">Star Air,<\/a> said in a press release.<br \/>Passengers on the new Mundra flights will travel on Star Air\u2019s Embraer E175 aircraft, which features both business and economy class cabins. The airline will also offer its signature onboard service, including hot meals and beverages on every flight.<\/p>\n<p>According to the airline, improved connectivity will help reduce travel time and help drive new growth in business, trade, and tourism throughout Gujarat and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>The new Mundra services are now open for booking on the airline\u2019s official website and major travel platforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/travel\/destinations\/bengaluru-based-star-air-plans-to-expand-network-from-belagavi-19584888.htm\">Star Air,<\/a> the aviation arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group (SGG), began its commercial operations in 2019. Since then, the airline has steadily expanded its footprint across India by operating around 550 weekly flights across 31 destinations and carrying nearly 3 million passengers over the past six years. With the addition of Mundra, the airline\u2019s network has now expanded to 32 destinations.<\/p>\n<p>The carrier currently operates a fleet of 12 aircraft, including eight Embraer E175S and four Embraer E145S, and plans to scale up its fleet strength to 25 aircraft over the next 36 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/business\/aviation\/star-air-announces-major-expansion-with-70-weekly-flights-adds-mundra-as-32nd-destination-ws-l-19886406.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Air has announced a major expansion of its regional network with the launch of 70 new direct weekly flights and the addition of Gujarat\u2019s Mundra as its 32nd destination. The new services will begin from April 25 and are aimed at strengthening air connectivity between Gujarat\u2019s key industrial hub and major cities across northern&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}