Srinagar-Jeddah Flight Cancelled Due to Snag

Srinagar: Haj pilgrims on Saturday, had to defer their journey to the holy city of Makkah as the Srinagar-Jeddah flight was cancelled due to the aircraft developing a technical snag at Sharjah. "The aircraft which was scheduled to take pilgrims from here to Jeddah developed some technical problem at Sharjah.
"There would be no Haj flight today," Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Basharat Ahmad Dhar said.
He said the pilgrims would now be flown tomorrow (Sunday) and the remaining ones would catch the flight on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Haj pilgrims from Srinagar district who have not yet proceeded to Jeddah but have received passports and other travel documents, have been directed to report to Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar office to get themselves registered for departure.
23/12/06 Kashmir Observer

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