Flight ops resume at Srinagar airport

SRINAGAR: Normal life resumed to a large extent in Kashmir and flights operated normally at the Srinagar International Airport on Sunday following improvement in wet weather conditions in J&K after five days of rain and snowfall. However, the Srinagarjammu National Highway is still closed for traffic.

Officials said flights landed early at the Srinagar airport as the weather improved across the Valley. “After a full day of snowfall and no operations, first flight lands at our airport on Sunday,” said the Srinagar airport in a tweet. It said since January 4, 268 flights were cancelled of which 134 cancellations were from Srinagar. “Passengers of all those flights are being accommodated now. The new bookings will open after clearing the backlog,” airport officials said. In the evening, Srinagar airport officials said 28 flights operated while five were cancelled.

The traffic on the Srinagarjammu Highway is yet to resume. The J&K’S weather office said the wet conditions improved across the UT.“Director, J&K meteorological department, said there may be light rain or snow.