SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 11: To ensure
that the Srinagar bound Hajj flights arrive early in the day, the Air India
(AI) has redrawn its flight schedule from today. This follows the intervention
of the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti in the matter and the strong note she
took over the delay caused in the landing of first Hajj flight at Srinagar
Airport and the consequent inconvenience caused to the Hajjies.
The Chief Minister, it may be recalled, had on September 07 asked the
Chief Secretary to take up the matter with the authorities of Civil Aviation at
the Centre and ask the airline authorities and Air Traffic Control to ensure
that the same is not repeated.
As per the schedule communicated by the Air India, the flights from
Saudi Arabia to Srinagar would be rescheduled from today to arrive here early
in the afternoon at 1.55 PM and 03.15 PM daily except for the two flights on September
13 and 14 which would be landing at 10 AM in the
morning.
The Chief Minister had also directed the State administration to ensure
that in no case shall the flights carrying Hajjies back home be made to wait
for landing or put to any inconvenience. The flights, as per the revised
schedule by Air India, would now be directly arriving to Srinagar early
afternoon rather than getting diverted via Delhi.
Meanwhile, the J&K Resident Commission at New Delhi, on the
instructions of the Chief Minister, has set up a team comprising SP-CID Cell,
New Delhi and Protocol Officers to monitor the Hajj flights from Saudi Arabia
to Srinagar daily so that the arrangements to be made in case of any
eventuality are put in place well in advance.
Meanwhile, the two flights of Hajj pilgrims today arrived here early
afternoon as per the revised schedule.
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