Airports closed: Big news! 25 Airports temporarily closed, more than 300 flights cancelled, see full list here

Airports closed: Big news! 25 Airports temporarily closed, more than 300 flights cancelled, see full list here

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, authorities have decided to temporarily shut down at least 25 airports across the country. Civilian flight operations at these airports have been suspended due to security concerns. This action follows missile strikes conducted by the Indian Army targeting terrorist camps within Pakistan.

India-Pakistan Tensions: In light of increasing tensions between India and Pakistan, authorities have temporarily suspended operations at a minimum of 25 airports across the country. Civilian flight services at these airports have been halted as a precautionary measure. This move comes in the aftermath of missile strikes by the Indian Army on terrorist camps inside Pakistan. The affected airports are primarily situated in the northern and western regions of India, near the border with Pakistan.

The Indian armed forces avenged the Pahalgam terror attack by launching missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Wednesday, May 7. The Indian Army destroyed nine terror camps, including Jaish-e-Mohammed’s stronghold in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s hideout in Muridke.

Following Operation Sindoor, more than 300 domestic and international flights were cancelled on the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. Air India, Indigo, SpiceJet, Air India Express and some foreign airlines including Akasa Air have cancelled their services to and from various airports.

IndiGo said it has cancelled over 165 flights from several domestic airports, including Amritsar and Srinagar, till the morning of May 10 due to airspace restrictions. Meanwhile, sources said around 140 flights of Air India Group (Air India and Air India Express) have been cancelled. The airline said, “Following the notification of closure of Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot airports, Air India flights to and from these stations are being cancelled till 05.29 am Indian time on May 10.”

SpiceJet also said in a statement that it has cancelled its flights to Leh, Srinagar, Jammu, Dharamsala, Kandla and Amritsar till 05.29 am on May 10 in view of the current situation.

The list of major airports that have been closed is given below-

1. – Srinagar
2. – Jammu
3. – Leh
4. – Amritsar
5. – Pathankot
6. – Chandigarh
7. – Jodhpur
8. – Jaisalmer
9. – Shimla
10. – Hospice
11. – Jamnagar
12. – Bhuntar (Himachal Pradesh)
13. – Ludhiana
14. – Kishangarh (Rajasthan)
15. – Patiala
16. – Gaggal (Himachal Pradesh)
17. – Bikaner (Rajasthan)
18. – Halwara (Punjab)
19. – Mundra (Gujarat)
20. – Porbandar (Gujarat)
21. – Rajkot
22. – Kandla (Gujarat)
23. – Keshod (Gujarat)
24. – Bhuj (Gujarat)
25. – Thoise (Ladakh)