Flight services resume at Srinagar airport as bad weather subsides, Kashmir highway still closed

With improvement in weather conditions, flight operations resumed at Srinagar airport on Tuesday much to the relief of hundreds of stranded passengers.

However, the 264-km Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir with other parts of the country, remained closed for vehicular traffic for the second consecutive day due to accumulation and landslides at several places, officials said.

“People are advised not to take any journey on NH 44 (highway) till the restoration work is completed,” a traffic department official said.

After all 68 flights were cancelled due to snowfall and poor visibility on Monday, the air traffic to and from Srinagar airport resumed on Tuesday.