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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 6:17 am
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Originally Posted by slickvik
This is more about delhi airport than military. They are using lobbying to kill the chandigarh airport it's been going on for a long time. They know if Chandigarh airport reached its potential it would mean huge losses to delhi airport. Who from Punjab/Himachal/Haryana would fly to Delhi if you could take Emirates/Qatar/Turkish/Etihad straight into Chandigarh? Airlines have no rights here they are at the behest of the authorities.
Absolutely. It's the concept of centralized economy. 'They' own hotels, dhabas, transport services. It's against their best interests to let Chandigarh airport flourish.
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