Gandhi Nagar: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India's first seaplane service in Gujarat on the birth anniversary of first home minister Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. This sea-plane service has been launched between the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad and the Statue of Unity in Kevadia. This is the first sea-plane service in the country. The Sea-plane is special in many ways. It is lighter and can blow less fuel.

It costs just 272 liters of petrol in Sea Plane for every one hour flight. SpiceJet's subsidiary will operate the sea-plane service starting today between Sabarmati River Front in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and the Statue of Unity in Kevadia. SpiceJet will operate two seaplane flights every day. Spice Shuttle, a subsidiary of Spice Jet, will operate the Sea-Plane planes. The time duration of each flight will be approximately 30 minutes.

One-way fares under UDAN scheme will start from Rs 1500 and tickets will be available from Spice Shuttle's website from October 30, 2020 onwards'. Under the UDAN scheme, financial assistance is provided to the airlines, fixed by the central, state governments and airport operators, so that flights can be encouraged from the airports which do not operate. About half of the seats in the aircraft under the Udaan are offered on subsidized fare.

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