Srinagar: Owing to the mass cancellation holiday plans of visitors to
Kashmir due to recent floods, the airlines have reduced the number of
flights operation on Kashmir route.
Airport Director Rajesh Shinde told Rising Kashmir that due to decrease in tourist influx to Valley, operation of seven flights has been reduced.
“Due to the floods many airlines have reduced the number of flights for Srinagar airport. Earlier, 32 flights used to fly to Kashmir which has reduced to 27 flights now days. Very less people were travelling to valley for past two months,” said Shinde.
The travel companies have also reduced the cost of tickets that normally cost high at the start of the tourist season. The tickets from New Delhi to Srinagar which used to cost Rs 13,823 in the month of March has come down to Rs 4,572 only.
The tour operators have seen massive cancellations since floods hit the Valley.
President Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK) Peerzada Fayaz said all the bookings for the month of September and October were cancelled after the floods struck valley.
Read news in full 25/10/14 Junaid Kathju/Rising Kashmir
Airport Director Rajesh Shinde told Rising Kashmir that due to decrease in tourist influx to Valley, operation of seven flights has been reduced.
“Due to the floods many airlines have reduced the number of flights for Srinagar airport. Earlier, 32 flights used to fly to Kashmir which has reduced to 27 flights now days. Very less people were travelling to valley for past two months,” said Shinde.
The travel companies have also reduced the cost of tickets that normally cost high at the start of the tourist season. The tickets from New Delhi to Srinagar which used to cost Rs 13,823 in the month of March has come down to Rs 4,572 only.
The tour operators have seen massive cancellations since floods hit the Valley.
President Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK) Peerzada Fayaz said all the bookings for the month of September and October were cancelled after the floods struck valley.
Read news in full 25/10/14 Junaid Kathju/Rising Kashmir
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