Air safety a major concern at Shimla airport

Shimla. Air safety at Shimla airport, situated at Jubberhati at an altitude of 2,196 meters above the sea level, is a challenging task, considering that it is among the three table-top airports in the country. While talking over phone, Director Tourism and Special Secretary (Monitoring and Coordination), Arun Kumar Sharma, himself admitted that in view of the air-crash at Manglore, negligible road connectivity in the the periphery of the 3,800-feet-long airstrip due to hilly terrain is a matter of concern.Read Full Story