"Delighted to meet delegations from Surat, a city with a lot of potential. Have asked for a meeting with airlines to improve connectivity," Raju said in a tweet.
In May, Air India decided to run daily services from the national capital to Surat, almost five months after it had curtailed operations to the diamond city due to paucity of aircraft.
The decision to enhance connectivity was driven by growing air travel demand on the route, Air India had said.