Chandigarh airport may take time to go international

Chandigarh: At a time when foreign airlines are keen to connect with Chandigarh on the international flight map by offering flights from the local airport, the higher authorities in Delhi are dashing all hopes by delaying necessary approvals. It's been almost five months since the low cost airline, Air Arabia was principally allowed to operate Sharjah-Chandigarh flight from local airport, but the airline is still waiting for an approval from the ministry of defence (MoD) and director general civil aviation (DGCA). Company has also been writing to authorities so that they can start their operations.
On Monday, commercial head of Air Arabia, A K Nizar, said, it's very unfortunate that higher authorities in India are taking a longer time in giving necessary approvals for operating international flights from Chandigarh. "The airline was principally allowed to operate from Chandigarh airport in October, but even after almost five months they are yet to receive the final approval," Nizar said.
21/02/12 Ajay Sura/Times of India

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Categories: airports Feb 2012