With airfares recording steep increase on Srinagar sector, the flyers here complained that the airlines were taking undue advantage of the inclement weather in Kashmir. While on an average the airfare on Srinagar-Delhi sector remains in the zone of Rs 3000 to Rs 5000, these days it has gone up to Rs 12000. Similarly, Jammu to Srinagar fare is above Rs 10,000.
The flyers also blamed the state government for “failing to regulate the airfares.” They said whenever the airfares are hiked arbitrarily the common people are hit and the tourism industry is hurt.
The flyers complained that the failure of authorities to install upgraded instrumentation landing system (ILS) at Kashmir’s lone airport “is resulting in frequent flight cancellations which further adds to the woes of the passengers.”
According to civil aviation officials, in last three weeks, over 100 flights have been cancelled.
On Saturday, a flight of Go Air bearing number 287 was cancelled at the eleventh hour. The flight was scheduled to take off from Jammu airport at 2.10 pm to Srinagar airport. However, without any intimation, it was cancelled leaving passengers high and dry.
26/01/19 Mukeet Akmali/Greater Kashmir
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The flyers also blamed the state government for “failing to regulate the airfares.” They said whenever the airfares are hiked arbitrarily the common people are hit and the tourism industry is hurt.
The flyers complained that the failure of authorities to install upgraded instrumentation landing system (ILS) at Kashmir’s lone airport “is resulting in frequent flight cancellations which further adds to the woes of the passengers.”
According to civil aviation officials, in last three weeks, over 100 flights have been cancelled.
On Saturday, a flight of Go Air bearing number 287 was cancelled at the eleventh hour. The flight was scheduled to take off from Jammu airport at 2.10 pm to Srinagar airport. However, without any intimation, it was cancelled leaving passengers high and dry.
26/01/19 Mukeet Akmali/Greater Kashmir
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