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Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates Passenger Boarding Bridges at Chandigarh Airport

Mar 24,2020 Event Type

Tribune News Service
Mohali, October 3

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday inaugurated two passenger boarding bridges (PBB) during his visit at Chandigarh International Airport.

CEO, Chandigarh International Airport Limited, Ajay Kumar, informed that the minister was also apprised about the ongoing work at the airport, which includes, construction of southern taxi track, apron, and cargo.

He said, that PBBs has been provided at Rs. 10.5 crore approximately, and the tunnel of these passengers boarding bridges were manufactured at BEML, Bangalore. He continued, that the total tally of such bridges at the airport has gone up to 05. This spruced up the spree of the airport facility shall serve passengers by protecting them during the cold in winters, heat in summers, and also protection from rain during the monsoon season, he added.

Now, PBBs are completely available for the use of passengers, and almost 90 per cent of the total passenger traffic should be making use of it, said Kumar.

He added, that the passenger facilitation has always remained on the top of CHIAL's agenda list, and they are committed to make Chandigarh airport as one of the best airports in the world by providing world-class facilities.