Soon, Srinagar-Dubai flight to have Amritsar stopover

Srinagar: The Srinagar-Dubai direct flight that brought Srinagar on the world aviation map is set to be routed through Amritsar from 2010. The decision has reportedly been taken owing to a “poor response” to the direct flight.
“We have a plan to route the flight through Amritsar,” Air India Station Manager at Srinagar International Airport, Mohammad Iqbal told The Indian Express. “But I think a final decision in this regard has not been taken yet.”
The Air India booking site, however, mentions that the flight will be routed through Amritsar in Punjab. The direct flight from Srinagar to Dubai takes a little less than five hours while the flight via Amritsar will take 25 minutes more.
The first direct international flight, by Air India, from Srinagar to Dubai was flagged off by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on February 14 this year. The development had fuelled a hope of a tourist flow to the Valley from West Asia. The airline, which runs the flight once a week, had said that it would increase the frequency of the flights if the response was good.
17/11/09 Bashaarat Masood/Indian Express

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