More than 700 passengers were stranded between J&K and Ladakh which the Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted on Saturday, March 9.
A total of 514 passengers were airlifted from Jammu to Leh in two sorties of IL-76, and 223 persons were flown from Srinagar to Leh in another sortie, the official said.
During this week, 1,251 individuals were airlifted between Jammu Kashmir, and Ladakh, as per the official information.
Earlier on Monday, 331 passengers were airlifted in separate sorties of AN-32, also known as Kargil courier, by the IAF between Jammu and Kashmir to Kargil.
The Kargil courier was launched by the IAF on January 22 following the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway owing to heavy snowfall.
The Kargil courier service operates three days a week between Jammu and Srinagar, and twice a week between Srinagar and Kargil to facilitate the stranded passengers.
The passengers have expressed their gratitude to all authorities, particularly the IAF, for facilitating their movement.
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