Jet Airways to send special flight for passengers stranded at Leh

13 September,2014 10:22 AM IST |   |  A Correspondent

Jet Airways in addition to its normal scheduled flight will operate an additional Boeing 737-700 flight between Delhi-Leh-Delhi on September 13, for evacuating stranded passengers at Leh. 


Jet Airways in addition to its normal scheduled flight will operate an additional Boeing 737-700 flight between Delhi-Leh-Delhi on September 13, for evacuating stranded passengers at Leh. The flight 9W 1368 will depart Delhi at 0930 hrs and arrive Leh at 1100 hrs. The return flight 9W 1369 will depart Srinagar at 1135 hrs and arrive Delhi at 1300 hrs.

This flight is in addition to the scheduled daily departures to Leh. Over the past two days, Jet Airways helped bring back stranded passengers. The airline is in constant dialogue with the authorities and the paramilitary and armed forces personnel to co-ordinate the safe passage of people from flood affected areas to safety.

The additional flights help fulfill a dual purpose of carrying relief materials for the survivors, while facilitating the clearance of passengers still stranded in Leh in large numbers following this unfortunate incident. Jet Airways transported relief supplies for the people of Jammu & Kashmir as part of its relief and rescue operations.

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