Jammu airport to resume routine operations from April 20

JAMMU: Jammu Airport will resume routine operations as per earlier watch hours from April 20, unlike restricted flights for the last more than one month in view of runway resurfacing and other allied works, which have been completed.

With effect from April 20, the Jammu Airport will be available for routine operations with last flight departure at 16.20 hours as flight schedule in this regard was issued today by the Airport Authority.

Director Jammu Airport, P R Beuria told the Excelsior that from Tuesday, 25 flights of different airlines will land and take off every day with arrival of first flight at 7.35 hours from Delhi and last flight departure to Srinagar at 16.20 hours.

Pertinent to mention that flights from Jammu Airport were earlier regulated from March 10 to April 19 to enable the Indian Air Force (IAF) to carry out resurfacing and other allied works after the Centre shot down its proposal for a complete closure of the strategic airport from March 6 to 20.

Accordingly, the Airport was made available for operations of civilian flights from 6 am to 1 pm with the last flight departure at 12.50 pm from March 10 to April 19.