Mohali, Oct. 25 -- In a relief to passengers, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to observe only a partial closure of the Chandigarh International Airport for runway repairs, allowing flight operations for limited hours.

As per the revised NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) issued on Friday, between October 26 and November 6, flights will operate between 5 am and 12 noon while the airport will remain shut from noon to 5 am the following day. The second phase of closure will be from November 7 to November 18, during which flights will operate between 5 am and 11 pm and remain suspended from 11 pm to 5 am.

The decision to relax the closure was taken in a meeting held in Delhi on Friday between the officers of the civil aviation and Airforce.

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