Srinagar, May 15 -- Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday announced that all flight connections to Srinagar have been restored, urging people from the rest of India to come and visit the Kashmir valley.

"We have opened all schedules (for flights) from today (May 15) - be it Delhi, Mumbai, and other connections have been restored. People are going through a rough time here, in terms of tourism, economy and business. All flight connections to Srinagar have been restored. Kashmir is safe. We want people to visit here again. We have to stand with Kashmir's economy," Naidu told reporters here.

"The flight operations at Srinagar airport have resumed. I met the locals here who voiced that tourism should be encouraged. The g...