Flights from Chandigarh touch full-capacity sky

Chandigarh: It is advisable to get your air ticket booked well in advance in case you are planning an air travel in immediate future, as almost all the flights from the city are flying to their full capacity these days.
The Indian Airlines flight 1C 863 (Chandigarh-Delhi-Mumbai), delayed by two hours due to bad weather conditions in Mumbai today, had just a single ticket available on its 145-seater flight.
According to the airline officials, they are having an average of 135 to 140 passengers on their flights these days.
Air Deccan flight to Delhi and Jammu, too, is doing a thriving business, and its 48-seater aircraft rarely goes with an empty seat.
The officials of Air Deccan believe that being the last flight, from the city to Delhi in the evening (4.45 pm), has made their flight popular.
Jet Airways has a 122-seater plane. It gets around 105 to 110 passengers.
The Station Manager of MDLR Airlines attributes its full capacity flight to better timings and great service of the airlines.
30/09/07 Sandeep Yadav/Chandigarh Newsline

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Categories: Airports Sep 2007