275 stranded passengers airlifted between J&K and Ladakh

Kargil, Feb 22, 2023: A total of 275 passengers were airlifted today in IL-76, AN-32 Airforce Planes as well as B-3 Helicopter between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Due to the closure of the Srinagar-Kargil road and bad weather for the past few days the stranded passengers of Kargil at Jammu and Srinagar were unable to utilize the services of AN-32 Kargil Courier.
On the recommendation of the Civil Aviation Department Ladakh, the Indian Air Force provided the facility of IL-76 Aircraft which airlifted 193 passengers from Jammu to Leh, 57 passengers were airlifted in two sorties of AN-32 between Srinagar and Kargil, 10 passengers from Kargil to Jammu in one sorty of AN-32 besides 15 passengers between Kargil and Srinagar in B-3 Helicopter.
The flight operation was coordinated by Aaliya Fazal Beigh, Deputy Coordinator.