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This is an archive article published on October 1, 2017
Chandigarh International Airport may soon be declared silent
“We are planning to put an end to the regular flight announcements at the airport and make it announcement free,” said CHAIL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sunil Dutt .
By: Express News Service
Chandigarh | October 1, 2017 01:57 AM IST
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Authorities are planning to make the airport announcement-free and put an end to routine flight announcements
CHANDIGARH International Airport may soon join the list of airports in the country that have been declared silent airports. The authorities at Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL) are planning to make the airport announcement-free and put an end to routine flight announcements at the facility.
CHAIL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sunil Dutt told Chandigarh Newsline on Saturday that a large number of flight display systems would be installed at the airport before the decision would be taken. “We are planning to put an end to the regular flight announcements at the airport and make it announcement free,” he said. Dutt, however, said paging announcements would be made near the boarding gate for the passengers. Paging announcements are meant to call the last remaining passengers of the flight.
Several airports in the country, including Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, have already been declared silent as there are no announcements for boarding. The Pune airport authorities, too, have sent a proposal to the Airports Authority of India’s (AAI) western region headquarters in Mumbai to make the airport silent.
Airlines operators at Chandigarh airport, however, said the matter has not been discussed with them yet. “It is a good decision but we have not been informed by CHIAL. Also, they must ensure that enough display systems are there so that passengers do not face any problem at the airport,” said an official.
At present, the announcements are being made from all parts of the Chandigarh airport.
The new terminal of the Chandigarh airport in Mohali was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015. But, passengers are yet to get all the facilities there.
The CHIAL has come under criticism from the public as well as from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for not providing adequate facilities at the airport. Incidentally, upgrading work of the runway at the airport is also set to begin next week.
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