Summary:
AI’s subsidiary, Air India Express, is already running a Chandigarh-Sharjah flight while Indigo operates a flight to Dubai. (Express Photo: Jasbir Malhi)Chandigarh got connected with its third international destination on Monday after national carrier Air India started a direct flight from Chandigarh to Bangkok. In the afternoon, Air India officials held a press conference to give details about this flight. The flight, scheduled to operate thrice a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), brought 32 passengers from Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok while 117 passengers took the same flight in the afternoon. Suneel Dutt, CEO, Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL), said the flight was a long-pending demand of the people and the northern region has a growing demand and potential..