Direct flight to Jaipur takes off

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 26

The Chandigarh international airport in Mohali today further expanded its wings with the launch of a daily direct flight between Chandigarh and Jaipur. A direct flight between Chandigarh and Bangkok is likely to take off in May. The Bangkok flight, which will be launched by Air India, will initially operate on alternate days, airport officials told The Tribune here today.

With this, the number of domestic flights has gone up to 35 while the direct Bangkok flight will take the number of international flights from here to four. At present, three international flights to Dubai and Sharjah are operating from here.

The airport began the summer schedule of flights from today. Now, the airport will remain open from 6 am to 10 pm on weekdays, till 8 pm on Saturday and Sunday and only till 1 pm on the first and third Sunday of every month. The airport was closed on March 19 and will also be closed on April 2 and April 16 for maintenance.

Jet Airways launched the daily direct flight between Chandigarh and Jaipur.

Ahead of the launch of its inaugural service, the airline conducted a prayer service and lit a symbolic lamp to mark the occasion. The lamp-lighting ceremony was led by Kavita Joshi, GM (Sales), Jet Airways.