Come December 11, fly to Bangkok from city

Mohali, November 27

Come December 11, fly directly from the city to Bangkok. According to officials of Air India, all preparations are in place for the international flight, which will take off at 2 pm on December 11.

“The ticket booking has opened. The response to the much-awaited flight is encouraging,” said a spokesperson for Air India, adding that several seats had already been booked for the maiden flight. He said there would be three flights to Bangkok in a week. The flights would operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

On Monday, the timing of its take-off would be at 2 pm while on Wednesday and Friday, it would be 1.25 pm.

The flight would take four hours and 45 minutes to reach its destination.

From Bangkok to Chandigarh, the flights would operate on the same days. The flights would take-off at 5.40 am (Bangkok time) and reach Chandigarh at 9.20 am.

The Chandigarh-Bangkok flight will be the third international flight from the Chandigarh international airport at Mohali, which has already been air-connected with Dubai and Sharjah.

At present, the air ticket from the city to Bangkok is available between Rs 17,000 and Rs 22,000.

Air India to cancel Kullu, Delhi flights from Dec 2

Air India will not operate two flights in the winter season due to fog and unfavourable weather conditions from December 2.

RK Negi, local station manager, Air India, said due to fog and the onset of winter, Air India’s flight to Kullu and Delhi would be cancelled. He said, “The flight to Kullu and one flight to Delhi would be cancelled in the revised schedule for the winter season, which would come into effect from December 2.”

Air India had started the Chandigarh-Kullu-Chandigarh flight on October 13. The 45-minute flight, which is currently operational from Monday to Saturday, comes from Bhuntar at 8.35 am and reaches the Chandigarh airport at 9.20 am. The flight then departs from Chandigarh at 9.50 am and reaches Kullu at 10.35 am.

The response to the flight to the hill station has been below par. Bookings have been reduced due to pay load restrictions, which allow only 30 to 35 bookings for the 70-seater aircraft.

Another Air India flight to Delhi, which was started on October 30 by the domestic carrier, will be cancelled from December 2. The flight is currently operational for six days from Monday to Saturday. It is the first flight to arrive at the airport, reaching at 6.55 am and departing at 7.25 am.

An airport official said, “Due to low visibility and landing problems in the winter season, it is likely that more morning flights are rescheduled or cancelled.” — TNS