Limited commercial flight ops from Arakkonam today

December 04, 2015 09:17

Limited commercial flight operations are likely to start from the Rajali naval air station in Arakkonam, near Chennai, today.

According to the civil aviation ministry, these flights will be operated by Air India and a few private airlines.

Rajali is located around 60 kilometres away from Chennai.

As many as 100 people are still stranded at Chennai airport, which has been shut till December 6, and their evacuation is expected to be completed by today morning, according to the Ministry.

Briefing reporters about plans to restore flight connectivity from Chennai, Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey said a plan is being made to operate at least six flights on Friday and Saturday.

"These flights would be operated from Rajali naval base," he said, adding that Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet have indicated they would operate flights.

The proposal is for limited commercial flight operations and not for evacuation of people by operating six flights each over the next two days, Choubey said.

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said the proposed flights from the Rajali naval base would offer tickets at low prices.

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