7 flights land with 5,055 passengers

Sanjay Bumbroo

Tribune News Service

Mohali, May 25

Two months after the lockdown in view of Covid was enforced, the Chandigarh international airport became operational again with various flights arriving from and departing to the metro cities of Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi today.

A total of 5,055 passengers arrived on seven flights while 279 passengers boarded the return flights. Air India’s Dharamsala flight was cancelled due to operational reasons. The passengers who arrived today belonged to Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. They were screened for Covid by health teams, led by Civil Surgeon Manjit Singh.

A Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL) spokesman said three flights of IndiGo arrived from Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru while a flight each of Air Asia and Vistara arrived from Bengaluru and Delhi, respectively. Two flights of Air India from Delhi also landed here today. Mukesh Kumar of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, who arrived along with his wife and son, said the Covid situation was very bad

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