SRINAGAR: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday asked Indian airlines to be prepared to operate extra flights to and from Srinagar to fly out Amarnath Yatris and tourists from the Valley.
“All scheduled Indian airlines to be prepared to operate extra flights to and from Srinagar at short notice to fly out Amarnath Yatris and tourists from there ‘if need be”‘ DGCA said.
This came hours after the Jammu and Kashmir government issued a security advisory asking pilgrims and tourists to immediately curtail their stay in the Valley and “return as soon as possible”. However, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan confirmed that no schools in the district have been closed.
