New Delhi, May 10 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah welcomed the India-Pakistan de-escalation and expressed hope that airports could now be reopened. He also hoped that the Haj flights can resume now, saying there's a backlog of it.

"Now that we have a ceasefire I hope the airports can be reopened quickly & civil flights can resume. We have a backlog of hajis who should have been in Medina by now. I hope the Union Government will move quickly to reopen airspace & enable us to resume Haj flights from Srinagar."

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