Expansion plans for Srinagar airport

Srinagar International airport will be upgraded as per the recommendation of the Union Tourism Ministry, India. A report by Union Tourism Ministry titled ‘20 years of Perspective and Sustainable Tourism in JK’ states that “there is need for expansion of Srinagar airport, state airline service (19 routes), helicopter taxi service and developing the Srinagar Airport as an international hub of air traffic in order to connect and attract tourists from gulf countries."

According to the plans a new holding area to handle at least two airbus vehicles simultaneously, additional checking counters for officials and additional expected airlines, luggage holding areas, passenger vehicle parking base, reception areas etc  will be added to the airport. The recommendations of the report has become significant as it projected that tourism sector will provide employment to around 34 lakh youth in Jammu and Kashmir by 2020.