Operation Sindoor: Over 200 flights cancelled; 18 airports across northern and western India temporarily closed, These include Amritsar, Chandigarh, Pathankot, Jodhpur…

Operation Sindoor: Airports across northern and western India have been closed as a precautionary measure. These include key airports in Srinagar, Leh, Jammu, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Pathankot, Jodhpur amongst different.

Over 200 flights have been cancelled and practically 18 airports, together with Srinagar, have suspended operations temporarily following missile strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces on terror websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir early Wednesday, as a part of Operation Sindoor. Main Indian carriers corresponding to Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Akasa Air, and Air India Categorical, together with a couple of worldwide airways, have referred to as off a number of scheduled flights as a result of restrictions in place.

In keeping with sources at PTI, airports across northern and western India have been closed as a precautionary measure. These include key airports in Srinagar, Leh, Jammu, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Pathankot, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Shimla, Dharamshala, and Jamnagar, amongst others.

IndiGo alone has reportedly cancelled round 160 flights. Total, greater than 200 flight actions have been impacted. From Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport alone, at the least 35 flights have been referred to as off since midnight, together with home and worldwide departures and arrivals. American Airways and different international carriers have additionally suspended some providers.

Air India introduced that flights to and from cities like Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, Rajkot, and Jodhpur would stay suspended till 5:29 AM IST on Might 10. The airline has provided both a full refund or free rescheduling for affected passengers.

IndiGo, in its advisory, talked about that flights to and from a number of places, together with Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, and Jodhpur, have been cancelled. It urged vacationers to verify flight updates usually earlier than heading to the airport.

SpiceJet confirmed the shutdown of a number of northern airports, corresponding to Dharamshala, Leh, and Amritsar, and suggested prospects that departures, arrivals, and onward flights may face delays or cancellations. They’re providing refunds or different bookings relying on availability.

Akasa Air has cancelled all its providers to and from Srinagar for the day, whereas regional airline Star Air suspended flights from places like Nanded, Hindon, Adampur, Kishangarh, and Bhuj.

Air India Categorical additionally introduced the suspension of a number of flights, notably these connecting to Jammu, Srinagar, Amritsar, and Hindon, at the least till mid-day, citing operational constraints as a result of growing scenario.

Delhi airport operator DIAL confirmed that a number of providers have been affected on account of adjustments in airspace use and urged passengers to verify their flight standing.

In the meantime, Qatar Airways said that it has temporarily halted flights to Pakistan as a result of closure of Pakistani airspace.

The cancellations comply with India’s missile operations concentrating on 9 terrorist hubs across the border, together with main bases of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke, in retaliation for the April 22 terror assault in Pahalgam.

(With PTI inputs)