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Heavy snowfall disrupts air traffic at Srinagar airport; 41 flights cancelled

The flight operations at the Srinagar airport were affected due to bad weather and low visibility in the wake of heavy snowfall across the Valley. A total of 41 flights have been cancelled.

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By PTI Feb 23, 2022 9:44:31 PM IST (Updated)

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Heavy snowfall disrupts air traffic at Srinagar airport; 41 flights cancelled
The air traffic to and from Kashmir was affected on Wednesday as all flights at the Srinagar airport were cancelled due to bad weather in the wake of heavy snowfall in the Valley, officials said.

"All flights of all airlines have been cancelled," said Kuldeep Singh, Director, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar airport.
The flight operations at the airport were affected due to bad weather and low visibility in the wake of heavy snowfall across the Valley. A total of 41 flights have been cancelled, he said.
The visibility was below 400 metres and the continuous snowfall made the operations impossible, he added.
Singh said the passengers of the cancelled flights will be adjusted on the next available flights.
Meanwhile, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah alleged that air passengers to Srinagar were getting "shafted" by airlines after all the day's flights to and from Kashmir were cancelled due to snowfall, and people were "told to rebook" at higher prices.
"This is how passengers to Srinagar are getting shafted by airlines - all flights got cancelled today & people who had paid Rs 3000/4000 for their seats are told to rebook. Suddenly the same flights are being quoted at Rs 12,000/14,000. Daylight robbery & no government intervenes," Abdullah tweeted.
However, responding to Abdullah's tweet, the airport authorities said the options for refund and rescheduling "at no extra cost" for all the flights cancelled has been offered by all airlines. The affected passengers may please contact the respective airlines call centre for refund or rescheduling, the Srinagar airport said on its official Twitter handle.

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