Fly to Thailand, Dubai from Chandigarh: AAI

Chandigarh: Confident that the domestic terminal — swankier after the renovation — would be good enough for international air traffic, the local airport authorities have proposed starting flights to Dubai, Malaysia and Thailand from Chandigarh.
The delay in construction of the international terminal has led the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to allow international air traffic to and from the renovated domestic terminal, which would begin operations from its new building from December. To woo new players, AAI has also proposed the three possible destinations.
The director of Chandigarh airport, Sunil Dutt, said he had offered starting international flights for three destinations — Dubai, Malaysia and Thailand — from the local airport. ''The proposal was submitted because these were the most sought-after international tourist hubs and there is a huge scope of getting passengers for these places from Tricity of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali as well as from Punjab and Haryana,'' he added.
Dutt said the renovated terminal with advanced facilities would begin functioning from December. ''We're hopeful of receiving a positive response from major players in the aviation sector,'' he added. ''As construction of the international terminal will take a lot of time, we will equip the domestic enclosure with complete infrastructure by December, enabling it to double its capacity,'' the director told TOI.
29/08/10 Times of India

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