Ludhiana: Besides the railway crossing at the entrance of the Sahnewal airport giving a tough time to commuters, the dilapidated approach road from the highway to the airport has also given much grief to people. Surprisingly, the national highway does not even have a signboard giving directions to the airport. With the state government planning to upgrade the airport, insiders underline the need to construct a new building as the old one has limited space for passengers.
One of the officials at the airport conceded to the problems. "The railway crossing at the entrance is one problem. Apart from that, the approach road from National Highway No 1 is in a very bad condition as it has not been carpeted for quite a while. It reflects poorly on the airport. There is no signboard for people coming to the city to board a flight and often people waste a lot of time looking for the airport. Even though the state government said they would upgrade the airport, there is ambiguity over whether authorities will upgrade the building, which is quite old".
17/05/13 Shariq Majeed/Times of India
