Air services to Dharamsala, Kullu resumes after ten months

SHIMLA: The air services to two important hill stations of Himachal Pradesh -- Kullu and Dharamsala, resumed today after a gap of 10 months.

An Air India flight from Delhi with 33 passengers landed at the Kullu-Manali airport at Bhuntar, while another flight carrying 35 passengers arrived at the Gaggal airport near Dharamsala.

Air services to key tourist destinations in the state were suspended since July 2012, officials said.

Both the flights returned to Delhi after halting for few hours, they said.