“It’s heartbreaking to see the exodus of our guests from the valley after yesterday’s tragic terror attack in Pahalgam, but at the same time, we totally understand why people would want to leave,” Abdullah said in a statement.
India’s Director General of Civil Aviation Faiz Ahmed Kidwai issued a letter which called on airlines to “take swift action to increase the number of flights … facilitating the evacuation of tourists”.
Air India said on Wednesday it had laid on extra flights “in view of the prevailing situation”.
Tourist Paras Sawla, from India’s financial hub Mumbai, said many visitors were “fearful” after the attack.
He was seeking to get the first flight home that he could.
But the saddest part, he said, was that ordinary Kashmiri people, famous for their hospitality, were doing all they could to help.
“We are not scared of the public here,” Sawla said. “They are very supportive, helping out with whatever we need.”
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