Now, a morning flight from Chandigarh to Delhi

Chandigarh: Come April, the city is all set to turn into a bustling tourism hub. New airlines coming to the city are firming up their plans of offering discounts on hotel stay to travellers. MDLR Airlines, set to attract business travellers from tricity to Delhi with its inaugural flight in the first week of April, is in talks with hotels like Taj and Picaddily. Another airline, Indus is considering proposals from city hoteliers to provide discounts to its passengers from other cities.
As per the MDLR Airline schedule, approved by the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA), the flight will leave Chandigarh at 7.30 am and reach Delhi at 8.10 am. In the evening, it will depart from Delhi at 6.30 and reach Chandigarh at 7.10. According to company sources, two 70-seater Avro regional jets have been taken on lease from BAe (British Aerospace) Systems. While one would be deployed on the Chandigarh-Delhi route, the other will be used later for the company’s flights to destinations like Amritsar, Mumbai, Surat and Bhavnagar.
With five airlines – Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Air Deccan, Indus Airways and Jagson Airlines – already operating on the Chandigarh-Delhi route during afternoon hours, a slot for a morning flight was required for long by the regular travellers.
28/03/07 Amit Agnihotri/Times of India

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