Mercury rising: Airports reduce flight operations

Jaipur: Flight operations have reduced with temperature rising across the State. Jaisalmer airport wear a deserted look these days. During winters when the inflow of tourists was strong, an average 3 to 4 flights were operating daily from here. Jaisalmer had air connectivity to Jaipur, New Delhi and Ahmedabad. But now air services have stopped. Jaisalmer is not the only airport where flight operations have stopped in summer.

Meanwhile, flight operations at other airports of the state have reduced. With the passage of March, there has been a decrease in flight operations. Its effect is seen at the Jaipur airport as well.

In Bikaner, on an average there will be flights three days a week. At Kishangarh airport, flights to Indore have stopped and flights to Surat will be for four days a week. Flight operations also reduced at Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur airports as well.