Leh: The Indian Airforce on Saturday airlifted 737 stranded students and others to Leh (Ladakh) from Jammu and Srinagar.
Three sorties of IL-76 aircrafts were conducted to fly these persons to Leh.
As many as 514 persons belonging to Kargil were airlifted to Leh in two sorties and 223 people from Srinagar in a single sortie.
These passengers expressed gratitude to the authorities, especially the IAF, for airlifting them.
While 514 passengers were airlifted from Jammu to Leh in two sorties of IL-76, 223 persons were flown from Srinagar to Leh in another sortie, the official said.
With this, a total of 1,251 persons were airlifted between Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh this week.
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 closure of 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.
