Jet Airways bid for Srinagar-Jeddah flight

Srinagar: There is some good news for the Hajj-2011 aspirants. Commercial airline, Jet Airways, has desired to operate midnight Hajj flights from the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport from September this year—something which the Airports Authority of India is all set to explore.
Highly placed sources disclosed to Greater Kashmir that the airline—which has reportedly got the contract for ferrying Hajj-2011 passengers from Jammu and Kashmir—has written a formal letter to the Srinagar-based AAI Director on the issue. The airline, according to the letter, has sought to operate midnight Hajj flights from Srinagar to New Delhi and from New Delhi to Jeddah from September 29 to December 10.
“It is a very positive development. It has been a demand of the people of Kashmir which the airline has desired to fulfil. Now it is for the AAI and other stakeholders to see how best they can help in ensuring the revival of the direct Hajj flights from Srinagar,” the sources said.
The development, being appreciated by the stakeholders, comes in the wake of series of reports filed by this newspaper on the demand for revival of direct Hajj flights. In the past year, the Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir complained of huge inconvenience due to indirect flights from Srinagar to Jeddah. The Saudi Arabia airline, which had got the contract last year, ferried the state-based passengers from New Delhi to Jeddah.
According to the sources, the AAI shall now hold extensive meetings with all the stakeholders to examine the Jet Airways’ proposal.
24/06/11 Greater Kashmir

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