Operation Sindoor: Several airports shut, flights cancelled after India targets terror camps

Several airports in the north and north-western parts of the country, particularly near the border areas with Pakistan, have been closed until further notice after India launched military strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under 'Operation Sindoor'.

The strikes were carried out in response to last month’s terror attack in Pahalgam, in which Pakistan-based terrorists killed 26 civilians, most of them tourists.

Flight services have been suspended at major airports including Dharamshala, Leh, Jammu, Srinagar, and Amritsar. Authorities have said that all incoming, outgoing, and connecting flights will be affected.

Air India announced that, in view of the prevailing situation, it has cancelled all flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot until noon today.

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“Two international flights en route to Amritsar are being diverted to Delhi. We regret the inconvenience caused due to this unforeseen disruption,” the airline said in a post on X.

According to SpiceJet, due to the ongoing situation, airports in parts of northern India, including Dharamshala (DHM), Leh (IXL), Jammu (IXJ), Srinagar (SXR), and Amritsar (ATQ), are closed until further notice.

“Departures, arrivals, and consequential flights may be impacted,” the airline said in a post on X.

IndiGo stated that due to changing airspace conditions in the region, flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, and Dharamshala are affected.

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Passengers have been advised to check with airlines for flight updates and plan their travel accordingly. Further information will be provided as the security situation evolves.

Air India has cancelled all flights to and from nine cities — Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot — until 12 noon today. The airline is awaiting further instructions from the authorities.

Two international flights headed to Amritsar have been diverted to Delhi.

In response to the deadly Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, the Indian armed forces launched missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur, a known base of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group.

The strikes were part of ‘ Operation Sindoor ’, the Defence Ministry said in a statement issued at 1:44 am, adding that the action was “focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature”.