Over 200 flights have been cancelled and at least 18 airports have been shut amid the restrictions after Operation Sindoor.
More than 200 flights were cancelled and at least 18 airports, including Srinagar, have been temporarily shut for operations amid the restrictions after Operation Sindoor. According to news agency PTI, Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India Express, Akasa Air, and a few foreign airlines have cancelled their services to and from various airports.
News agency PTI quoting sources reported that at least 18 airports in the northern and western parts of the country have been temporarily shut. These airports include Srinagar, Leh, Jammu, Amritsar, Pathankot, Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Shimla, Dharamshala and Jamnagar, they added.
The report further mentioned that over 200 flights to and from various airports have been cancelled by airlines.
IndiGo said it has cancelled more than 165 flights from various domestic airports, including Amritsar and Srinagar, till early morning of May 10 due to airspace restrictions. Air India flights to and from the following stations, Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot, are being cancelled till 0529 hrs IST on 10 May following a notification from aviation authorities on the closure of these airports, the airline said as quoted by news agency PTI.
In a post on X, the airline also said that passengers holding valid tickets for travel during this period will be offered a one-time waiver on rescheduling charges or a full refund for cancellations. Due to government notification on airspace restrictions, over 165 IndiGo flights from multiple airports (Amritsar, Bikaner, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Gwalior, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Leh, Rajkot, and Srinagar) are cancelled until 0529 hrs. IST of 10 May 2025, IndiGo said in a statement.
The airline further said that passengers whose flights are affected can reschedule the book on the next available flight or opt to cancel the bookings at no additional cost, and a full refund will be processed.
SpiceJet, in an update on X, said that the airports in parts of northern India, including Dharamshala, Leh, Jammu, Srinagar, and Amritsar are closed until further notice. The affected passengers can opt for a full refund or an alternate flight as per availability, it added.
News agency PTI quoting sources also reported that at least 35 flights to and from the Delhi airport, the country's largest and busiest airport, have been cancelled since 12 am.
"Kindly note, due to changing airspace conditions some flights have been impacted at Delhi Airport," DIAL said in a post on X.
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
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