Snowfall shuts Srinagar airport: 58 flights cancelled; tourists stranded after holiday weekend

SRINAGAR: Flight operations astatine Srinagar International Airport were suspended connected Tuesday aft continuous snowfall rendered the runway unsafe, officials said. An Airports Authority of India (AAI) authoritative said adverse upwind conditions and persistent snowfall successful Srinagar forced the cancellation of each arrivals and departures successful the involvement of rider safety.

“The runway is presently not disposable for harmless craft operations. Flights volition resume erstwhile upwind conditions amended and the runway is declared operational,” helium said. A full of 58 flights — 29 arrivals and 29 departures — were cancelled owed to the snowfall. Airport and hose authorities are intimately monitoring the situation, and passengers person been advised to enactment successful interaction with their respective airlines for updates and alternate arrangements. The suspension of flights has stranded hundreds of tourists who were returning location aft spending the play and the Republic Day vacation successful the Valley.