Mohali: Lack of CAT-ILS-III (advanced instrument landing system) at the airport is being felt as due to poor visibility, Dharamshala, Srinagar and Kullu flights were cancelled and 11 others arrived late on Thursday.
Four years on, Chandigarh International Airport remains a cause of discontentment among travellers and flight operators, as they face cancellations and delays.
The airport has also reached the brink of losing its international status, as none of the flight operators are opting for international destinations, apart from Dubai and Sharjah.
Air India has already pulled out the Bangkok flight and now Indigo has announced to suspend its Dubai flight from December 14.
Air India station manager MR Jindal said, "We had to cancel Dharamshala and Kullu flights due to poor visibility. In coming days, cancellations will increase."
GoAir flight from Srinagar was also cancelled due to bad weather at the source airport, said airlines official.
In all, five flights from Delhi arrived and departed late at Chandigarh out of the total 11. Air Vistara's flight UK-667 arrived over three hours late at Chandigarh. It landed at 11.22am against the scheduled arrival time of 8.15am.
13/12/19 Times of India
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Four years on, Chandigarh International Airport remains a cause of discontentment among travellers and flight operators, as they face cancellations and delays.
The airport has also reached the brink of losing its international status, as none of the flight operators are opting for international destinations, apart from Dubai and Sharjah.
Air India has already pulled out the Bangkok flight and now Indigo has announced to suspend its Dubai flight from December 14.
Air India station manager MR Jindal said, "We had to cancel Dharamshala and Kullu flights due to poor visibility. In coming days, cancellations will increase."
GoAir flight from Srinagar was also cancelled due to bad weather at the source airport, said airlines official.
In all, five flights from Delhi arrived and departed late at Chandigarh out of the total 11. Air Vistara's flight UK-667 arrived over three hours late at Chandigarh. It landed at 11.22am against the scheduled arrival time of 8.15am.
13/12/19 Times of India
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