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Wednesday, 25 June 2014

International flights run into air force barrier

Chandigarh: The approval of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was the main prerequisite for the final launch of international flights from the city airport, a hurdle that has never been crossed and one which highlights the futility of the Punjab government boasting about the clearance for Dubai and Bangkok flights.

On Thursday, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal met union civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati and announced that Indigo, Spice Jet and UAE Airlines have been given permission to operate international flights from Chandigarh to Dubai and Bangkok. However, Indigo and Spice Jet had already obtained permission from the director general civil aviation in September 2013 for launching flights from Chandigarh to Dubai and Bangkok. But refusal of the IAF authorities, which controls the local runway and the air traffic control (ATC), slammed brakes on their plans.

Read news in full 21/06/14 Times of India
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