Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been expressing its grave concern over the exorbitant airfares.
It said the hike in airfare has been adversely affecting the tourist seasons and the travel movement of sick, aged, students and businessmen.
“The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, having taken the stock of situation emerging out of irrational mechanism adopted by some operators in league with some airlines manipulating the airfare, the KCC&I hails the said Department-related Committee for making the appropriate recommendations and observations.
Now accordingly the KCC&I would urge and earnestly request the Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs, the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Government of India and also the Director General, Civil Aviation to ensure implementation of the recommendation made by the said Department- related Committee in letter and spirit without fail and any further delay.
In the meantime the Airlines should operate additional flights to meet the tourist rush for visiting short lived Tulip garden. Furthermore, this is also the time for the return of local citizens, students and non resident Kashmiris.
