Indigo airlines seeks slots to operate international flights from Chandigarh

“Now, it has to be cleared by the DGCA and AII,” added the official.

Sharing details of the plan, an official said that the flight will come from Delhi and then will go to Dubai from Chandigarh airport.

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“The arrival in Chandigarh is likely to happen in the morning around 11 am. After its arrival in Chandigarh, the flight will go to Delhi.”

The official added that the clearance of slots will happen after it will be sent to the local airport authorities and the Indian Air force which is managing the runway of the Chandigarh airport.

“We are expecting to get it cleared soon. We have submitted the date and timing. It is now upto them to decide about the final approvals,” said the official.

“If we can get the clearance, the first flight will operate from Chandigarh airport on September 15,” he added.
When contacted, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chandigarh International Airport, Sunil Dutt, said thathe had no information about IndiGo airlines submitting an application with slot timings.

The Chandigarh International airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 11, 2015. It was constructed at a cost of Rs1,400 crore but no international flight is operational from Chandigarh.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court is hearing a PIL filed by Mohali Industries Association regarding operation of international flights from the airport. Last month, Rajya Sabha MP and chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Kanwardeep Singh had told Chandigarh Newsline that flights are likely to get started in August-end.

The statement of Singh had come after he along with 11-members of the committee visited the airport and held a meeting with Civil Aviation, Defence and Home Ministry officials to “resolve” the delay in starting of international flights from the city.