Air traffic crippled in Kashmir due to cold wave

Srinagar: Dense fog crippled air traffic from here for the third day on Wednesday as the cold wave intensified in the Kashmir valley and the mercury plunged further to almost five below freezing.
All 12 flights from Srinagar international airport, including a special Air-India plane scheduled to take Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, were cancelled owing to low ground visibility, an Airport Authority of India said.
He said only one Jeddah-bound flight has been able to operate while air passengers to various destinations around the country have been stranded at the airport for the past three days.
The valley, which has been under the grip of icy weather for a week, experienced its coldest day of the season with the mercury dropping to minus 4.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night, a met official said.
28/11/07 PTI/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Nov 2007