A day after regular evening flight operations started at the Srinagar International Airport, the first evening flight arrived in Srinagar from Bengaluru on Monday bringing cheer among flyers who frequently travel between the Valley and the city down south. It may be mentioned that the Srinagar-Bengaluru direct flight has been resumed after a hiatus of more than one year due to Covid-19.
Director, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar, Santosh Dhoke said the IndiGo flight departed from Bengaluru at 3:35 pm and arrived here at 7 pm. Dhoke said the flight had 180 passengers on-board. “After arriving here at 7 pm, this flight had its departure as per schedule at 7:30 pm.