The Punjab and Haryana High Court was today told that the Chandigarh International Airport will operate 24×7 from April 10. Air India (AI) too will launch a flight to Delhi between 6 am and 7 am for onward journey to 15 international destinations. To begin with, 31 flights will take off from March 31. The number will go up to 38 from May 1.
The Bench was also told that CAT-II instrument landing system, would also be installed by then. The CAT-III system, required to land in the wintry-foggy conditions, would be installed by July end.
As the case came up for resumed hearing before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Arun Palli, Assistant Solicitor-General of India Chetan Mittal told the Bench that even though the work of installing the CAT II was postponed from March 31 to April 10, the stake holders tried their best to protect the interest of the airlines.
