Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Hajj Committee on Tuesday issued a revised schedule for Hajj chartered flights that were cancelled due to the closure of Srinagar International Airport earlier this month.
According to a notification, flights to clear the backlog will start from May 25, 2025, news agency KNO reported.
It said as per the notification, the revised schedule covers six flights that were cancelled between May 7 and May 12. An additional flight was already accommodated on May 15. In total, seven flights carrying 1,895 pilgrims were affected by the cancellations.
A senior Hajj Committee official confirmed that one of the originally scheduled flights (dated May 8) has been split into two. “With this arrangement, the backlog created due to the seven cancelled flights will be fully cleared,” the official said.
As per the revised flight dates, flight SG-5207 originally on May 7, is scheduled now on May 25. Similarly, flight SG-5208 originally May 8 will now depart on May 27; SG-5208 split from May 8 is scheduled on May 28; SG-5209 originally slated for May 9 will leave on May 30; SG-5210 originally scheduled for May 10 will leave on May 30.
Similarly, flight SG-5211 originally scheduled for May 11 will leave on May 31 and SG-5212 originally set for May 12 will now depart on May 31.
The Hajj Committee has assured that a separate notification regarding reporting times at Hajj House, Bemina, Srinagar, will be issued shortly.
