{"id":6803,"date":"2025-12-13T18:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T18:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=6803"},"modified":"2025-12-13T18:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T18:30:44","slug":"sgr-airport-conducts-winter-preparedness-drill-amid-snowfall-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/13\/sgr-airport-conducts-winter-preparedness-drill-amid-snowfall-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Sgr airport conducts winter preparedness drill amid snowfall forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Srinagar, Dec 13:\u00a0<\/strong>To ensure seamless flight operations during the upcoming winter and fog season, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Saturday conducted a comprehensive dry run and preparedness exercise at Srinagar International Airport to assess operational readiness under adverse weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise, held at 11:00 AM in the morning, involved joint participation from AAI departments, Airline Airport Managers (APMs), CISF, Ground Handling Agencies (GHAs), the Medical Inspection Unit and other key stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>The function focused on verifying infrastructure readiness, manpower efficiency and coordination mechanisms during fog, snow, and low-visibility operations.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise tested the airport\u2019s terminal facilities, heating systems, illumination, washroom maintenance and passenger comfort arrangements. The functionality of emergency response systems, CISF crowd management and inter-agency coordination protocols were also reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>Special stress was laid on real-time communication between ATC, airlines, apron control and terminal operations to ensure smooth handling of potential flight delays, diversions and cancellations.<\/p>\n<p>The departments also assessed airside and landside coordination, checking the availability of winter equipment and manpower for snow clearance and passenger movement during disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said that the dry run was successfully conducted, reaffirming the airport\u2019s preparedness for winter, fog, and snow operations. \u201cAll stakeholders have been directed to maintain a state of heightened readiness throughout the season,\u201d an official said, adding that observations from the exercise have been shared with respective agencies for rectification and follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, periodic reviews and continuous monitoring, the AAI said, will continue to ensure sustained operational efficiency and passenger comfort during the challenging weather ahead<strong>\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Dec 13:\u00a0To ensure seamless flight operations during the upcoming winter and fog season, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Saturday conducted a comprehensive dry run and preparedness exercise at Srinagar International Airport to assess operational readiness under adverse weather conditions. The exercise, held at 11:00 AM in the morning, involved joint participation from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6805,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803\/revisions\/6805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}