Flight operations between Leh and Jammu, capital cities of union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, have resumed after remaining suspended for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, officers mentioned on Friday. The Ministry of Civil Aviation had suspended home passenger flights throughout the nation in March this yr to limit the journey and verify the unfold of the virus.
Paying heed to a request by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Improvement Council (LAHDC), the Ministry of Civil Aviation resumed Air India flight operations between Leh and Jammu sectors from Thursday, the officers mentioned. The flights will function each Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, they mentioned.
The resumption of flights between Leh and Jammu will even be helpful for numerous college students and sufferers, they added. Throughout winter months, Leh-Srinagar and Leh-Manali roads are closed attributable to heavy snowfall and folks of Ladakh rely solely on flights to journey to different components of the nation.
