Srinagar: The members of Adventure Tour Operators Association of
Kashmir (ATOAK) and J&K SKI and Mountaineering Association (JKSMA)
are anguished on learning about the cancellation of night flights to
Srinagar.
In a joint meeting the members expressed anguish for this
unreasonable decision. They said it was only a month before when
they had a successful test flight and decks were cleared by the
competent authorities for night flights to take off and land at Srinagar
International Airport.
Rauf Tramboo, President ATOAK said, all our members were upbeat
about the night flights and were preparing their winter products and
formulating itineraries for their corporate clients who take weekend
holidays and for foreign guests who land mostly in the afternoons at
Delhi.
The night flights were going to help us in a big way, many of our
members had already conveyed their principal agents about the
commencement of these night flights which were going to make our
tour packages cost effective, but this sudden decision not only
disappointed our members but shocked us as well,” Rauf said.
Mohammad Yusuf President JKSMA said the decision of shelving the
night flights to Srinagar is going to put us further into huge losses as
tourist inflow to Valley is already on the low ebb. He appealed
Governor Satya Pal Malik to interfere into the matter and ask airline
companies to start night flight services to Srinagar without any further
delay.
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