‘Only Government can decide on stopping Leh-Srinagar flights’

SRINAGAR — Airport authorities at Srinagar have refuted the reports that it didn’t allow a flight from Leh to land at Srinagar Airport on Wednesday.

Director Srinagar Airport, Santosh Dhoke said that AI 448 flight from Leh to Srinagar has in fact landed at Srinagar Airport on Wednesday. He said that no flight has been diverted.

The Director added that staffers present at Airport associated with Health, Municipality and other agencies are capable enough to screen the passengers and recommend quarantine for those who are infected with virus.

He said that it is the baby of the government to decide whether flights from Leh are allowed at Srinagar Airport or not.

An official said that a decision in this regard will be taken soon but as of now, flight from Leh has landed at Srinagar Airport.

Pertinently, eight cases of Coronavirus have surfaced in Ladakh region so far. While on Wednesday morning, it was also confirmed that a solider from Indian Army has been tested positive in Ladakh.