More flights to Chandigarh on offer

Mumbai: Airlines operating direct flights on the Mumbai-Chandigarh sector are busy trying to add more flights to their Wednesday schedules to cash in on the demand for seats ahead of Wednesday's cricket match in Mohali.
Presently GoAir (8.45 am departure), Jet Airways (9.40 am) and Kingfisher (1 pm) are the three airlines offering direct flights to Chandigarh. Sources said GoAir has already begun accepting bookings for two extra flights, departing at 2 am and 6.30 am, while Jet has asked for permission to operate an extra flight. The extra flights would be operated only on the day of the match. Jet Airways has made a similar request for the Delhi-Chandigarh route.
Though GoAir would not confirm the addition of two flights from Mumbai for match day, tour operators and sources in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that bookings for these flights had opened online. "We are in touch with ministry (of civil aviation) officials and are awaiting a nod,'' said a GoAir spokesperson.
GoAir's 2 am flight would land at Chandigarh at 4 am and the 6.30 am flight would land at 8.40 am. Tour operators making online bookings said that business-class seats on these flights had sold out by Sunday evening. They said economy tickets for the 2 am flight were going for around Rs 13,000 and 6.30 am flight around Rs 22,000. "The airline is operating early morning flights so that cricket lovers can reach in time for the match, which will begin in the afternoon (2.30 pm). The fares are very high, but passengers who couldn't find seats will be relieved,'' said Rajesh Rateria, managing director, Cirrus Travels. Sources said under normal circumstances, late bookings to Chandigarh are usually in the range of Rs 6,000 to 7,000.
29/03/11 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Mar 2011