Srinagar, May 14 || Authorities in J&K said that 11 flights will operate on Wednesday from Srinagar International Airport, primarily to facilitate the Hajj pilgrims.
Authorities said that of these, four SpiceJet (SG) flights, three IndiGo (6E) flights and three IndiGo (IX) flights will operate from Delhi to Srinagar and back while one IndiGo (IX) flight will operate from Srinagar to Jammu and back.
“These flights will be carrying pilgrims from Srinagar (SXR) to Delhi (DEL) and then onwards to Medina for their Hajj pilgrimage,” officials said.
Hajj flights started operating from Srinagar to Medina in Saudi Arabia from May 4, but after the closure of the Srinagar airport, these flights including all other commercial flights were suspended.
This year, a total of 3,623 pilgrims are scheduled to perform the Hajj pilgrimage from J&K and Ladakh.
Of these 3,132 are from J&K and 242 from Ladakh. Between May 4 and May 15, eleven flights were scheduled to depart from Srinagar International Airport, but these were interrupted on May 6 due to the military build up between India and Pakistan.