Rounds of discussion put Chandigarh international airport on the fast track

Chandigarh: The international flight from the chandigarh airport is expected to start in a couple of months, as the first board meeting of the Joint Venture Company of the proposed international airport was held on Monday.
Sources said in the first board meeting of the Chandigarh International Airport Limited, various issues were discussed, including early completion of the hall in the new building, so that immigration and customs operations can start. Officials of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) were of the view that the building can be completed in two to three months, latest by June.
It was also decided in the meeting that the ILS system should be installed at the airport to facilitate flying at night and during inclement weather.
The officials were told that it will take at least three months before the system was in place, as a lot of wiring work was required. The issue of acquisition of land for a taxiway was also discussed.
The directors were also of the view that a local officer, of the executive or general manager rank, should be appointed to look after the project and coordinate with both the Punjab and Haryana governments.
31/03/10 Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010