Airfares go sky-high, Kashmir out off bound for common man

Travelling by air to Srinagar from Jammu or Delhi around this time will literally burn a hole in the pocket of a flier, especially if the passenger is a student or a person from modest economic backgrounds. Reason, the recent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway coupled with a huge rush of passengers on Delhi-Srinagar sector has led to sky rocketing of airfares. Several people planning to travel from Jammu or Delhi to Srinagar said the airlines were making an “open loot”. A cursory look at various travel portals indicates that per…

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