Hajj flights take off from Srinagar after 4 days

Srinagar: After four consecutive days of cancellation, two Jeddah-bound flights carrying Jammu and Kashmir Hajj pilgrims today finally took off from the Srinagar airport.
Besides, one normal flight each of Indian and Jetlite also took off from here.
Airport sources said the air links between the Kashmir valley and the rest of the world resumed today after remaining cut off for four consecutive days due to heavy fog cover and low visibility at the Srinagar airport.
However, the sources said only four flights could take off from the Srinagar airport today due to light fog and poor visibility in the area this morning.
Bad weather forced cancellation of all other flights of Jet Airways, SpiceJet, GoAir, Kingfisher and Deccan, they added.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said he has taken the matter of shifting stranded Hajj pilgrims to Delhi with Minister for Defence A K Antony.
The Chief Minister said nearly 2000 pilgrims had to delay the pilgrimage as the flights didn’t take off according to schedule. He said he has taken up the matter with the Defence Minister urging him to airlift by Air Force planes the stranded pilgrims.
30/11/07 GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

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