A year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chandigarh international airport, the city will have the first taste of international flights with the arrival of an Air India Express flight from Sharjah at the Chandigarh international airport on Thursday at 5.15pm. There is a time difference of an hour and 30 minutes between India and Sharjah. Air India Express is the low-cost subsidiary of Air India. Air India Express will serve free on board food boxes, along with tea/coffee as part of the package to promote the flight. Food, beverages free in flightTo promote the international flight, Air India Express will serve free on board food boxes, along with tea/coffee, even as it is a low-cost carrier, where as a matter of policy, nothing is offered free.

Source: Hindustan Times September 15, 2016 05:48 UTC