Srinagar: Srinagar Airport will soon have night landing facility, Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha said here Thursday and batted for connecting the Valley directly to international destinations like Kuala Lumpur and Dubai.
“My endeavour will be to have international flights in Srinagar by the time tourist season starts in May-June,” the Minister told reporters while replying to queries.
The Minister, who was speaking at the day-long Ideas Summit 2017 of entrepreneurs, announced that the ministry is exploring the possibility of a new airport in Jammu region, preferably in Katra so that Vaishno Devi pilgrims are also benefited.
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