‘18 months from now, fly to Dubai, London’

Chandigarh: If all goes well, international flights to Dubai, London and other destinations will begin in the city in a matter of 18 months.
An official said, “Initially, the proposal is to start with weekly or bi-weekly international flights to Dubai by April 2009. Later, London, Vancouver, New York, Singapore, Kathmandu and other European destinations will be added to the list.”
Sources said the existing terminal building, with a capacity to cater to two hundred passengers, is being expanded at an estimated cost of Rs 80 crore to facilitate five hundred passengers at a time. It’s going to take 18 months for the project to finish.
The new terminal building will be centrally air-conditioned with a built-up area of 12,150 sqms, equipped with modern passenger-friendly facilities that are a common sight at other international airports. These include boarding bridges with visual docking guidance system, escalators, elevators, in-line baggage conveyor system in the arrival as well as departure hall, CCTV and car parking facilities.
At the present apron, only three aircraft can be parked- two Airbus 320 and one small one ATR-72 type aircraft. Once work on the new building and apron is finished, there will be space for four Airbus 320s, said sources.
23/01/08 Harpreet Bajwa/Chandigarh Newsline

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Categories: Airports Jan 2008, Foreign Jan 2008, New Jan 2008