Come Sept 26, fly to Dubai from city

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 31

Finally, the international airport in Chandigarh will get wings on September 26 when the first international flight will take off from here.

Almost a year after the Rs 1,400-crore state-of-the-art terminal was inaugurated, a private carrier, IndiGo, announced here today that it would fly a daily direct non-stop international flight between Chandigarh and Dubai from September 26.

The daily direct and non-stop return flight would be available at an all-inclusive return fare of Rs 9,999. The flight from Chandigarh would take off daily at 4.15 pm and reach Dubai at 6.15 pm while the return flight from Dubai would take off at 6.05 am and land in Chandigarh at 11.10 am. Aditya Ghosh, president, IndiGo, said, “We are excited about the new launch from Chandigarh to Dubai. Chandigarh has been a promising market for us. We are excited to provide an international connection from Chandigarh which has been a long-standing request of the people of the city. The new service connecting Chandigarh with Dubai will reinforce our commitment to Punjab and Haryana. This will also provide increased convenience for customers travelling from Himachal Pradesh and other adjoining areas”.

Ghosh said, “IndiGo is committed to creating an air transportation network across the country and the addition of the new flight is another step in this direction. It is our constant endeavour to provide more flexibility of choice to our customers as we continue to offer them on time, a hassle-free and affordable flying experience”.

High Court rap

Once again on July 28, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had grounded the Centre for the delay in launching the Chandigarh international airport. The rap came after the HC was told by IndiGo that the Airports Authority of India was yet to provide it with a slot for launching a flight.