Srinagar airport to close for 12 days

Srinagar: Unheard of in any part of the world, there is a flight blackout to and from Srinagar on cards, much to the disappointment of those who travel by air.
Informed sources disclosed to Greater Kashmir that the Indian Air Force, manning the runway of the Srinagar International Airport, has finally decided to carry out the runway repair work from September 1 to 12 and close down the aerodrome completely for 12 days.
“No flight would be operating to and from Srinagar from September 1 to September 12,” confirmed a Srinagar-based official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) adding, “The IAF has taken over the runway. They have to carry out some renovation work on it.”
The flight shutdown comes following commencement of the annual Amarnath Yatra and the IAF’s decision in April this year that the “runway had to be repaired” in September.
24/08/10 Faheem Aslam/Greater Kashmir

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