The withdrawal of the proposed twice-weekly closure of Srinagar Airport is a welcome decision. The Amarnath Yatra is underway, drawing lakhs of pilgrims through Jammu and Kashmir at precisely the season when air connectivity matters most. Layer onto that the broader tourism revival: more than five lakh visitors arrived in the Valley in just the first four and a half months of 2026, with April alone accounting for over 1.32 lakh of them. Against that backdrop, shutting down the airport for two full days every week,........

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