Amid surge in Covid cases, entry time at Srinagar Airport restricted to 3 hours

Officials say those who are not wearing masks will not be given entry to the airport

Srinagar, January 13 : The authorities at Srinagar International Airport on Thursday said that the entry time for passengers has been restricted to three hours and entry inside the airport will be given only upto three hours of flight departure time.

An official told that the decision has been taken in view of the sudden spike in Covid-18 cases in Jammu and Kashmir and new guidelines will come into force from today onwards.

The official also said that all those passengers who are not wearing masks will not be given entry into the airport and all passengers are advised to maintain social distancing to avoid further spread of Covid infection.

Meanwhile, taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Srinagar Airport on its official Twitter handle said that COVID disease is spreading very fast and the infection is more in crowded areas, so all our passengers are advised to maintain social distance and also wear mask at all times.