Air traffic restored in Srinagar

Srinagar: The 300-km Srinagar- Jammu-highway on Saturday was partially opened for one-way traffic, while the air traffic resumed after remaining affected for a day due to heavy snowfall.
The air traffic that was hit by snowfall and poor visibility on Friday also resumed after the Airports Authority of India officials cleared the runaway and the tarmac. However, the flights were delayed.
“The run way was cleared by the authorities by noon. However, the tarmac remained closed till 2:00 afternoon. The flights reached the Srinagar International airport after several hours of delay,” sources said.
Reports said that the one-sided traffic on the only road link connecting Valley with rest of the world was resumed after the beacon authorities cleared the highway this afternoon. All the stranded vehicles at Banihal were allowed to proceed to Ramban and further. However, no vehicles were allowed to move from Banihal to Qazigund.
15/01/11 Kashmir Dispatch

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Categories: Airports Jan 2011