Direct, evening flights a major boost to Kashmir tourism: Director

In a much-needed boost to the tourism sector, night flight operations have started at Srinagar airport bringing cheers to the travel and hospitality sector in the Kashmir Valley.

The first direct evening flight of Indigo airline with 184 passengers onboard from Bangalore landed at Srinagar airport on March 29 which was warmly received by Director Tourism Kashmir Dr. GN Itoo along with Director AAI, Srinagar and senior officers from the tourism department.

Both the evening and the direct flight from a major city like Bangalore will go a long way in attracting more tourists to the Valley.