Pak disallowing airspace to Srinagar-Sharjah flights unfortunate: Omar

On October 23, the inaugural Srinagar-Sharjah flight, operated by Go First, was flagged off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah from the Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport

Omar Abdullah
Omar Abdullah. File photo: PTI
IANS Srinagar
1 min read Last Updated : Nov 03 2021 | 4:26 PM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday termed Pakistan's decision to disallow the usage of its airspace for the Srinagar-Sharjah flights as "unfortunate".

Taking to Twitter, he said: "Very unfortunate. Pakistan did the same thing with the Air India Express flight from Srinagar to Dubai in 2009-2010. I had hoped that @GoFirstairways being permitted to overfly Pak airspace was indicative of a thaw in relations but alas that wasn't to be."

On October 23, the inaugural Srinagar-Sharjah flight, operated by Go First, was flagged off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah from the Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport.

The flight revived direct air links between the Kashmir Valley and the United Arab Emirates after 11 years.

--IANS

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First Published: Nov 03 2021 | 4:26 PM IST

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