NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday said “flight operations from Srinagar have now been fully restored to pre-incident levels from today.” Naidu visited Srinagar on Thursday.
“Visited Srinagar Airport Thursday to review ongoing development work and personally interacted with the dedicated airport staff. In the aftermath of the unfortunate Pahalgam attack , I deeply appreciated the dedication and composure shown by the airport team. The coordination with security forces and J&K Police ensured that passengers could travel safely without panic or disruption. Rescue operations and the support extended at the airport were executed with great care and professionalism. I’m also pleased to share that flight operations from Srinagar have now been fully restored to pre-incident levels from today. Our commitment remains strong, to ensure safe skies and resilient infrastructure for every passenger,” he said on X.
The minister had asked airlines to “resume normal schedules from Thursday (May 15) across all 32 airports” which were reopened on Monday morning after early six days. Naidu had earlier this week held a meeting with all airlines on Tuesday where he directed them to ramp up operations. The notice to airmen (NOTAM) for temporary closure of 25 segments of air traffic service routes within the Delhi and Mumbai flight information regions is valid till 5.29 am on Thursday. Once this NOTAM lapses, all air routes in the north and west will be available. With all the 32 airports open now, airlines have been asked to restore normal operations then.
“Chaired a review meeting with all airlines and senior officials…. With the NOTAM ending on May 15, I suggested that airlines resume their normal schedules from (then) across all 32 airports for which the NOTAM was issued. All airlines responded positively to this suggestion,” Naidu said on X Tuesday.
Airlines had started resuming flights from Monday itself but drone activity late that night in some cities led to Air India and IndiGo cancelling their flights to the region on Tuesday.
“Visited Srinagar Airport Thursday to review ongoing development work and personally interacted with the dedicated airport staff. In the aftermath of the unfortunate Pahalgam attack , I deeply appreciated the dedication and composure shown by the airport team. The coordination with security forces and J&K Police ensured that passengers could travel safely without panic or disruption. Rescue operations and the support extended at the airport were executed with great care and professionalism. I’m also pleased to share that flight operations from Srinagar have now been fully restored to pre-incident levels from today. Our commitment remains strong, to ensure safe skies and resilient infrastructure for every passenger,” he said on X.
The minister had asked airlines to “resume normal schedules from Thursday (May 15) across all 32 airports” which were reopened on Monday morning after early six days. Naidu had earlier this week held a meeting with all airlines on Tuesday where he directed them to ramp up operations. The notice to airmen (NOTAM) for temporary closure of 25 segments of air traffic service routes within the Delhi and Mumbai flight information regions is valid till 5.29 am on Thursday. Once this NOTAM lapses, all air routes in the north and west will be available. With all the 32 airports open now, airlines have been asked to restore normal operations then.
“Chaired a review meeting with all airlines and senior officials…. With the NOTAM ending on May 15, I suggested that airlines resume their normal schedules from (then) across all 32 airports for which the NOTAM was issued. All airlines responded positively to this suggestion,” Naidu said on X Tuesday.
Airlines had started resuming flights from Monday itself but drone activity late that night in some cities led to Air India and IndiGo cancelling their flights to the region on Tuesday.
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