Chandigarh, March 5 -- Presses for crucial point of call status

Member of Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari engaged with Union civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu, advocating for the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport to be officially designated as a 'point of call' (POC) for international airlines.

Tewari emphasised that the Chandigarh international airport, situated in Mohali and now bearing the name Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, serves as a crucial gateway for the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. He highlighted the substantial number of residents from these three states who travel internationally for both employment and leisure purposes.

He underscored the critical issue that the airport has no...