Jet, set, go: air travel takes a big leap in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Air travel is catching up in the city. The number of passengers at the local airport has reached over 6.5 lakh in the year 2010-1011, which is 2 lakh more than the previous year. The increase is significantly very high, highlighting the scope for more flights from Chandigarh airport. The stage is also set for international flights for Sharjah from November.
As per the statistics provided by the Airport Authority of India (AAI), Chandigarh airport is one of the fastest growing airports of the country in domestic passengers' movement. In the year 2006, there was movement of only around 1.5 lakh, which has now reached to 6.5 lakh, almost six times in a period of five years.
City airport is presently connected to various domestic destinations like Delhi, Mumbai, Jammu, Srinagar, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Indore and Calcutta (connecting flights). There is a proposal for direct flight to Leh.
The newly built terminal of the Chandigarh airport has a capacity of accommodating 500 passengers at a time and there is movement of around 2,000 passengers daily. The maximum movement of passengers to city is from Delhi and Mumbai.
08/10/11 Ajay Sura/Times of India

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Categories: airports Oct 2011