Business travellers in Gujarat will soon have faster domestic connections after Surat International Airport confirmed three new routes under the summer schedule released on 5 February 2026. IndiGo will launch a daily evening flight to Noida’s new Jewar airport, Star Air is expected to begin five-times-weekly service to Navi Mumbai, and an early-morning hop to Mumbai International Airport will restore a route dropped in 2022. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Although the additions are domestic, they are strategically important for global mobility planners. Jewar and Navi Mumbai are India’s newest green-field hubs designed with large international transfer zones; non-stop connectivity from Surat means expatriates and visiting project teams can avoid lengthy road transfers to catch overseas flights. The revived Mumbai shuttle, meanwhile, plugs a four-year gap that forced many travellers onto four-hour road journeys, often jeopardising same-day international connections. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
![Surat to gain direct flights to Noida, Navi Mumbai and Mumbai from 30 March 2026]()
Airport officials forecast passenger throughput to hit two million annually by the end of 2026, a threshold that typically qualifies an airport for Customs and immigration upgrades. Surat has already applied for limited international charter status, and the Ministry of Civil Aviation is reviewing a proposal to open e-Visa-enabled immigration counters by early 2027. Corporates with textile and diamond operations in the city could therefore expect true point-to-point overseas options within 18 months. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
While Surat’s facilities evolve, travellers can simplify the paperwork side of their journeys through VisaHQ, which delivers real-time visa requirements, document checks, and expedited processing for India and 200+ other destinations (https://www.visahq.com/india/). The service is particularly useful for global mobility managers coordinating last-minute trips or multi-country itineraries that hinge on tight connections.
For now, mobility managers should update travel-policy booking tools to reflect the new flight numbers and monitor IndiGo’s interline agreements, which may allow through-check of bags to long-haul partners once the Noida and Navi Mumbai hubs go fully operational next winter. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Although the additions are domestic, they are strategically important for global mobility planners. Jewar and Navi Mumbai are India’s newest green-field hubs designed with large international transfer zones; non-stop connectivity from Surat means expatriates and visiting project teams can avoid lengthy road transfers to catch overseas flights. The revived Mumbai shuttle, meanwhile, plugs a four-year gap that forced many travellers onto four-hour road journeys, often jeopardising same-day international connections. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Airport officials forecast passenger throughput to hit two million annually by the end of 2026, a threshold that typically qualifies an airport for Customs and immigration upgrades. Surat has already applied for limited international charter status, and the Ministry of Civil Aviation is reviewing a proposal to open e-Visa-enabled immigration counters by early 2027. Corporates with textile and diamond operations in the city could therefore expect true point-to-point overseas options within 18 months. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
While Surat’s facilities evolve, travellers can simplify the paperwork side of their journeys through VisaHQ, which delivers real-time visa requirements, document checks, and expedited processing for India and 200+ other destinations (https://www.visahq.com/india/). The service is particularly useful for global mobility managers coordinating last-minute trips or multi-country itineraries that hinge on tight connections.
For now, mobility managers should update travel-policy booking tools to reflect the new flight numbers and monitor IndiGo’s interline agreements, which may allow through-check of bags to long-haul partners once the Noida and Navi Mumbai hubs go fully operational next winter. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
