All 29 flights cancelled at Srinagar Airport; 7 at Jammu

Srinagar, Jan 27: The fresh spell of snowfall in Kashmir on Tuesday led to the cancellation of all 29 flights scheduled to arrive at the Srinagar International Airport.

Speaking to Greater Kashmir, Director Srinagar Airport, Javed Anjum, said all flights to and from Srinagar were cancelled due to bad weather.

ìThe continuous snowfall made it impossible to operate the air traffic. As a result, all flights for the day had to be suspended,î he said.

Anjum said men and machinery were deployed to ensure that the runway is clear for operations on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, an airport spokesperson posted on microblogging site ëXí, ìDue to adverse weather conditions and continuous snowfall in Srinagar, the runway is currently not available for safe aircraft operations. In the interest of passenger safety, all flight operations to and from Srinagar have been cancelled for the day.î

The spokesperson said airline and airport authorities were closely monitoring the weather situation and would resume operations as soon as conditions improve and the runway is declared operational.

However, no flights could operate on Tuesday.

ìPassengers are advised to check the latest flight status with their respective airlines and stay updated through official communication channels. We regret the inconvenience caused and appreciate passengersí understanding and cooperation,î an airport official said.

Twenty-six flights to Srinagar were cancelled on January 23, owing to the seasonís first snowfall in the summer capital of J&K.

Meanwhile, seven flights were cancelled at the Jammu Airport due to a disruption in air traffic at Srinagar Airport owing to the snowfall.

ìThe cancelled flights at Jammu included affected services of SpiceJet, Indigo, and Air India Express,î a Jammu airport official said.