Srinagar, August 30: Srinagar Airport will remain close for maintenance work for 12 days starting from September 3.
However, government today asked the airlines to ensure uniterrupted air conectivity to the Kashmir Valley using an alternative airport during the Srinagr airport closure period.
Normal civil flights will operate to Srinagar Airport upto September 2 and from September 3 onwards until resumption of flights from Srinagar airport, air connectivity to the valley would be provided through Avantipura airport on the outskirt of Srinagar, the Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement here.
The decision to operate flights services during the 12-day closure period was taken at a meeting chaired by Civil Aviation Secretary Madhavan Nambiar with all the agencies concerned and the airlines held here.
—Agencies