Mountain stopover

It connects three northern states "" Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. We are talking about the small, picturesque town of Pathankot that you may have stopped over at before heading on to the snow-clad Himalayas.

Well, the reason why this Punjabi town is being featured here is that it is the newest addition to the Indian aviation map with Air Deccan launching daily flights between Delhi and Pathankot last week.

So, the next time you plan to holiday at Dalhousie or Dharamsala and take a stopover at Pathankot, you can fly into this lovely town near the Chakki River in a 48-seater ATR-42 aircraft.

And in case you're wondering what made it possible for Deccan to add Pathankot to its destination kitty, well, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) opened up the airport for commercial operations recently.

AAI also built a new terminal building spread over in an area of 3,850 sq mts with the capacity to handle 300 passengers and an apron for three A320s.