On the Republic day today, Diamond city Surat is asking for better air connectivity through Twitter. Surtis are Tweeting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating problems they are facing because of inactive airport. Roughly twenty five thousand tweets have been posted under #SuratWantsToFly so far. The campaign is initiated by Surat Airport Action Committee (SAAC). We have curated list of best tweets from the hashtag. Have a look.
Some of #SuratWantsToFly Tweets
And they said Gujarat is the most developed state in the country. With no international Airport? LOL #SuratWantsToFly
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SarJadeja) January 26, 2016
SurarThani, Thailand population is 1.5Lacs has an I'national airport & Surat is 4.4million strong without working airport #SuratWantsToFly
Ur MPs promise
1999..... Surat Airport
2004... Surat Airport
2009... Surat Airport
2014..... Surat Airport
2019.... ?
#SuratWantsToFly
Give the wings to the city which is amongst the fastest growing city in the world.. #SuratWantsToFly
#SuratWantsToFly Diamond capital of India. 9th largest GDP in India.Textile hub. One of the fastest growing cities of the world. pt1 contd..
Surat Thani (Thailand) which is named after #Surat has international airport, but Surat itself doesn't have it. Irony? #SuratWantsToFly
Cities with less than half the populn of Surat have better air connectivity than the fastest growing city. #SuratWantsToFly @narendramodi
Cities with lower population than #Surat have more number of flights than Surat. Why Surat ignored? #SuratWantsToFly
Travel plans on short weekends take a backseat due to poor connectivity. We too deserve acche din #SuratWantsToFly @narendramodi
#Surat is the Growth Engine of #Gujarat. Economical Capital of #Gujarat. We still don't have a working airport! #SuratWantsToFly
#Surat is awarded by 'The Best City to live in India' multiple times. We still don't have a working airport! @narendramodi #SuratWantsToFly
30% of Mumbai Airport & 40% of Ahmedabad Airport incomes comes from South Gujarat. Still no working airport in #Surat. #SuratWantsToFly
Modi before 2014: Government of India doesn't want #Surat to grow.
Modi now *Doesn't give a damn about #SuratAirport* #SuratWantsToFly
9 out of 10 Diamonds of the world are cut & polished in #Surat. Still #SuratAirport has 4 weekly flights. Enough said? #SuratWantsToFly