Srinagar: The Central government on Saturday declared the Srinagar International Airport as a ‘major airport’.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (i) of Section 2 of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 (No.27 of 2008), the Central Government hereby declares the airport at Srinagar as Major Airport,” said the gazettes notification issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
This comes just weeks after Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Srinagar-Sharjah international flight.
An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official while speaking with Greater Kashmir said the status of “major airport has been given to Srinagar Airport after it witnessed annual passenger footfall cross 3.5 million”.
