Srinagar-Sharjah direct flight suspended

Six months after Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a Srinagar-Sharjah direct flight, it has been suspended, with the airline calling it a “management decision”.

“As of today, it is stopped,” Airport Authority of India, Srinagar, director Kuldeep Singh told The Indian Express. “As far as the reasons are concerned, I think the airline can answer that better.”

The flight between Srinagar and Sharjah was operated by GoFirst (earlier Go Air). Confirming that the international flight has been grounded, Amir Miraj, manager, GoFirst, Srinagar, said, “It is a management decision.”

While launching the route on October 23 last year, Shah had said the flight will help boost tourism in the UT and bring more investment to J&K.