Has Pakistan allowed use of its airspace, asks Omar Abdullah as Amit Shah flags off Srinagar-Sharjah flight
India Today
As Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the inaugural Srinagar-Sharjah flight on Saturday, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah questioned if Pakistan had allowed the use of its airspace.
As Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the inaugural Srinagar-Sharjah flight on Saturday, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah questioned if Pakistan had allowed the use of its airspace. Because of Pakistan’s cussed refusal to allow flights originating from Srinagar to use its airspace the SXR-DXB flight had to take a ‘technical halt’ in Delhi or had to fly south & go around Pakistan airspace. This made the flight completely unviable both in terms of cost & time. Good to see the refusal of airspace usage is a thing of the past. Perhaps there is hope for relations between the two countries. pic.twitter.com/jYgLZdqijH This crisis is of GOIs making & instead of reaching out they opted for cosmetic steps that don’t address the actual problem. Ideally HM’s visit should have been preceded by following up on PM’s assurances post the all party meeting.
“The Srinagar-Sharjah flight that has been announced today has Pakistan had a change of heart and allowed flights originating from Srinagar to use its airspace? If not then this flight will die the way the Srinagar-Dubai flight died during UPA2,” Omar Abdullah said in a tweet.
