Day 105: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 25 domestic flights with 3,461 passengers
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 06: On day 105 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 25 domestic flights with 3,461 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports.
A total of 1372 passengers aboard 11 regular commercial flights and one charter flight arrived at the Jammu Airport while 14 domestic flights with about 2089 passengers on board landed at Srinagar Airport today.
Pertinently, Jammu Airport Authorities have received a total of 884 domestic flights with 76,644 passengers while Srinagar Airport Authorities have received 1,415 domestic flights with 1,93,004 passengers since 25th of May till date.
Till date the government has brought back about 3806 passengers from various countries to the Union Territory through special evacuation flights in the wake of global pandemic till date.
After arrival, all the passengers were tested for the COVID-19 and transported to their destinations at both the airports amid strict observance of all necessary preventive protocols.
The Government has made elaborate arrangements for the arrival, screening, sampling and proper transportation of the passengers to the quarantine centers taking special care of guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prescribed by the Union Ministries of Civil Aviation and Health and Family Welfare.