Mohali, March 17 -- 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 Chandigarh 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. MP Sandhu said the airport is operating at only 60% of its capacity due to its exclusion from the "point of call" list as international flights do not land there. "When can we expect Chandigarh Airport to be included in the point of call list?" he asked the Union minister. The minister replied, "The Chandigarh airport already possesses connectivity to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The designation of a 'point of call' becomes a requirement primarily when foreign carriers intend to operate flights to our specific airports. If Indian carriers wish to fly to any destination across the globe under the framework of BASA, they are at liberty to operate from any of our airports provided that the airport is designated as an international airport like Chandigarh Airport"....