SRINAGAR: In a bid to boost the influx of tourists, authorities in Kashmir say they have asked various airlines to start evening flights to and from Sheikhul Alam international airport, Srinagar.
“GoAir has agreed to start evening flights from and to the airport in Srinagar and this will definite pave way for other airlines to follow suit,” Minster for Tourism G.A.Mir told a local news agency KNS.
He said GoAir will launch the late evening service in a few days.
“The step would be a big boost to summer tourism in the state,” Mir added.
“Initially the last flight of Go Air will take off at 6.30 pm from Srinagar and we will see how it works before we could move towards the late right flight schedule.”
Around 18 flights operate from the airport in Srinagar, the main city of the Himalayan state and its summer capital.
The minister added that flights late in the evening and early morning will also help reduce the multi-flight operating mess on the runway, should the number of flights be increased.
