Travellers in North India will gain three domestic connections this winter as Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, published its 2025-26 schedule on 27 October. From 30 October, Alliance Air will fly thrice weekly to Kullu and Leh, while IndiGo introduces a daily service to North Goa’s Mopa airport.
Airport CEO Rakesh Kumar said the additions raise total daily movements to 55 but confirmed that the long-awaited second Dubai rotation and proposed Singapore charter remain shelved pending completion of runway repairs (the airport is closed to fixed-wing traffic until 7 November for resurfacing).
For Himachal Pradesh’s hospitality sector, the Kullu flight is a lifeline: last winter 68 per cent of hotel bookings in Manali originated from the Chandigarh catchment. Leh connectivity, meanwhile, supports defence contractors and IT hardware suppliers serving Ladakh’s data-centre projects, which have tight winter-stocking windows.
The North Goa link caters to both leisure travellers and pharmaceutical executives commuting between Zydus’ Goa plant and R&D centres in Baddi. Travel buyers say a direct flight trims the door-to-door journey by four hours compared with a Delhi connection, making day trips feasible.
Mobility planners should note that the airport will resume operations on 8 November with temporary runway length restrictions (9,000 ft), limiting the field performance of wide-bodies and capping any near-term international expansion.
Airport CEO Rakesh Kumar said the additions raise total daily movements to 55 but confirmed that the long-awaited second Dubai rotation and proposed Singapore charter remain shelved pending completion of runway repairs (the airport is closed to fixed-wing traffic until 7 November for resurfacing).
For Himachal Pradesh’s hospitality sector, the Kullu flight is a lifeline: last winter 68 per cent of hotel bookings in Manali originated from the Chandigarh catchment. Leh connectivity, meanwhile, supports defence contractors and IT hardware suppliers serving Ladakh’s data-centre projects, which have tight winter-stocking windows.
The North Goa link caters to both leisure travellers and pharmaceutical executives commuting between Zydus’ Goa plant and R&D centres in Baddi. Travel buyers say a direct flight trims the door-to-door journey by four hours compared with a Delhi connection, making day trips feasible.
Mobility planners should note that the airport will resume operations on 8 November with temporary runway length restrictions (9,000 ft), limiting the field performance of wide-bodies and capping any near-term international expansion.
