Officials said all flights to and from Srinagar airport were cancelled on Sunday because of snowfall. Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was also closed for traffic following a landslide
PTI
Overnight snowfall cut off Kashmir on Sunday from the rest of the world, with flights getting cancelled en masse and landslides blocking arterial roads.
Officials said all flights to and from Srinagar airport were cancelled on Sunday because of snowfall. Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was also closed for traffic following a landslide.
“All flights have been cancelled for the day due to bad weather at Srinagar,” an official of the Airports Authority of India said.
In a statement issued in Mumbai, private carrier IndiGo said six of its flights — four to Srinagar and two to Leh — were cancelled due to bad weather, PTI reported.
The airline said while the passengers were informed about the cancellation, they were also been provided with options “to avail a full refund, travel to an alternate sector or reschedule the flight”.
Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police said Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked at Kishtwari Pather due to landslides.
Late in the evening, police said the road had been partially cleared for stranded vehicles but people had been advised to avoid travelling on the highway.