India wants to strengthen Srinagar-Sharjah air corridor

India is determined to strengthen the Srinagar-Sharjah air corridor, by increasing flights (now four a week and likely to go up to 6) and strengthening trade ties

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Pakistan’s refusal to allow overflights on the Srinagar-Sharjah route has not dampened India. In fact, India is determined to strengthen the Srinagar-Sharjah air corridor, by increasing flights (now four a week and likely to go up to 6) and strengthening trade ties.

Notwithstanding the threat of violence, air traffic out of Srinagar has been going up fast. In September 2020, there were 1,093 flights into and out of Srinagar, carrying 140,077 passengers. It went up to 1,227 flights with 163,053 passengers in October. The figures for 2021 show a significant increase.

To boost trade, India is building a new cargo terminal in Srinagar that will be ready in a month for the export of goods to Sharjah and other parts of West Asia

In September this year, there were 2,152 flights with 270,380 passengers and in October, 2,460 flights and 331,914 passengers. This includes the international flights that Pakistan said it would not allow to overfly.

ToI reported that Jammu airport too saw a rise in the number of passengers: From 806 flights and 97,030 passengers in October 2020, the airport saw 1331 flights and 1,36,665 passengers last month.

To boost trade, India is building a new cargo terminal in Srinagar that will be ready in a month for the export of goods to Sharjah and other parts of West Asia. And, to boost international travel, a new terminal is under construction at Srinagar as well as Jammu.

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