First evening flight lands at Srinagar Airport from Bengaluru

The first evening flight landed at Srinagar International Airport from Bengaluru on Monday evening much to the delight of frequent flyers.

The airport officials said that the IndiGo flight departed from Bengaluru at 3:35 pm and arrived in Srinagar at 7 pm on Monday.

“The commencement of night flights has made the airport abuzz with activity and it will be beneficial for both locals as well as tourists,” Director, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar, Santosh Dhoke said.

He said that the Bengaluru-Srinagar direct flight will operate on a daily basis adding that various airlines have started direct flights between Srinagar and several other cities such as Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.