Overview

• The Federation of Indian Airlines, representing Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet, has asked aviation secretary Samir Kumar Sinha to waive the Rs 1,050 user development fee and Rs 200 aviation security fee for departing Srinagar passengers for one year.
• Carriers reported near-zero bookings to and from Kashmir since the April 22 Pahalgam attack despite a prior tourism surge.
• The Travel Agents Federation of India will convene in Srinagar and Pahalgam from June 13 to 15 to inspect safety measures and reinvigorate tour offerings.
• Hotel rates across Kashmir have plunged by up to 70 percent, with properties like Gulmarg’s Khyber cutting nightly tariffs from about Rs 75,000 to Rs 21,000–22,000.
• Jammu and Kashmir authorities have shortened the Amarnath Yatra to 38 days and will deploy 581 Central Armed Police Force companies alongside local police to secure the pilgrimage routes.