Just 9 international flights a week from Chandigarh, 33 from Amritsar

New Delhi, December 20

Assuring that Punjab would be a “key element” of the expansion plan for Indian carriers, Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia today said in the Rajya Sabha that Amritsar and Chandigarh together have 42 air traffic movements per week internationally. This includes 33 for Amritsar and nine for Chandigarh.

Rejecting insinuations made by some members that there was little international air connectivity with Amritsar and Chandigarh, Scindia said: “In air service traffic agreements, we only give connectivity to six metros (under open sky policy).”