Chandigarh airport will examine air traffic for ‘point of call’ tag: Union minister

Rajya Sabha member Satnam Singh Sandhu on Monday highlighted the absence of the “point of call” designation for the Chandigarh International Airport that has only two international flights — to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Responding to his question in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session, Union civil aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said the government would examine the traffic generated by the UT airport for designating it as a “point of call” which is a pre-requisite for international airlines to operate from a particular airport to global destinations.

He said while designating airports in India as “point of call” for international flights, the Union government is encouraging Indian carriers to secure advantage of international passenger traffic and ensuring airports at India’s metropolitan cities become international aviation hubs.