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Air traffic resumes at Srinagar airport after 2 days
Srinagar, Feb 8: (UNI) Air traffic at Srinagar International airport resumed on Friday after remaining suspended for two days due to poor visibility and snowfall.
“After the improvement in the weather, we have resumed air traffic at the airport from Friday afternoon,” an official of the airport told UNI.
He said one flight was cancelled in the morning, but as the weather improved air traffic resumed. However, he said all the flights were running late by about half-an-hour.
Not a slight flight was able to operate during the last two days from the only airport in the valley due to bad weather.
This was the fourth time air traffic at Srinagar airport was disrupted during the past fortnight.
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has also been remained closed for the third day on Friday due to landslides, shooting stones and snow.
Meanwhile, people alleged that all airlines are increasing airfare once the highway is closed and air traffic is disrupted.
Governor Satya Pal Malik has taken the issue of increase in airfare with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his daylong visit on February 3, alleging that Rs 24,000 and Rs 28,000 are being charged from Delhi to Srinagar by airlines. Advisor to Governor Khurshed Ahmad Ganie also raised the airfare issue with the representatives of different airlines stationed in Srinagar.