Chandigarh: With the fares of flights from the city to Delhi and other parts of the country skyrocketing during the recent Jat agitation in Haryana, the need of operating international flights from the Chandigarh Airport has now come into focus again.
The vehicular and rail traffic in the city was disrupted for several days after the agitators blocked the roads on the national highway connecting the city to New Delhi. It resulted in fares soaring up to more than Rs 30,000 for flights from Chandigarh to Delhi. The passengers traveling aboard had to spend huge amounts of money to reach the Delhi airport. Many of them even missed their onward flights.
Now, several voices are coming up, demanding that international flights be started immediately. Flight operations from the new terminal had begun on October 19 last year, after it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September. Even though the airport has the international tag, no international flight has taken off from the airport so far.
“It is surprising that the Prime Minister inaugurated the airport, but the city residents are yet to see international flights operating from here,” said Baljinder Singh who is heading the Federation of Sector Welfare Association Chandigarh (FOSWAC). “Starting of international flights from Chandigarh Airport is the need of the hour.”
01/03/16 Indian Express
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The vehicular and rail traffic in the city was disrupted for several days after the agitators blocked the roads on the national highway connecting the city to New Delhi. It resulted in fares soaring up to more than Rs 30,000 for flights from Chandigarh to Delhi. The passengers traveling aboard had to spend huge amounts of money to reach the Delhi airport. Many of them even missed their onward flights.
Now, several voices are coming up, demanding that international flights be started immediately. Flight operations from the new terminal had begun on October 19 last year, after it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September. Even though the airport has the international tag, no international flight has taken off from the airport so far.
“It is surprising that the Prime Minister inaugurated the airport, but the city residents are yet to see international flights operating from here,” said Baljinder Singh who is heading the Federation of Sector Welfare Association Chandigarh (FOSWAC). “Starting of international flights from Chandigarh Airport is the need of the hour.”
01/03/16 Indian Express
