Srinagar/Jammu, April 24 -- Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu held an urgent meeting with all airline operators on Wednesday even as Tuesday's terror strike set off a scramble among an estimated 200,000 tourists in Jammu & Kashmir to exit the Union Territory.
"Airlines have been directed to maintain regular fare levels, ensuring that no passenger is burdened during this sensitive time," the ministry said in a statement. It added that special evacuation flights from Srinagar - two each to Delhi and Mumbai - have been arranged, while an official in Srinagar separately said seven special flights were operated for stranded tourists. "All these flights were fully occupied," the official said requesting anonymity. The railways, meanwhile,...