Chandigarh, Oct. 13 -- Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport will not see any new international flights this year too even as both Air India and IndiGo had promised direct flights to Singapore last October. Airport officials confirmed that no new flights have been included in the upcoming winter schedule, set to be implemented from November 8.

Currently, the airport, which began round-the-clock operations in April 2019, operates only two international flights -to Dubai and Abu Dhabi- alongside 56 domestic flights to major Indian cities.

Though the winter schedule kicks off on October 27 each year, this time, the airport will remain closed for civil flights from October 26 to November 7 due to runway repairs.

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