Operation Sindoor Disrupts Air Travel in Many Cities in North India
Air travel across northern India is severely disrupted following India's Operation Sindoor and escalating tensions with Pakistan. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has shut down Srinagar airfield for operations in the wake of the armed forces carrying out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan.
Numerous airlines, including IndiGo, Air India, and SpiceJet, are said to have cancelled or diverted flights to and from several cities. Additionally, Delhi Airport has issued a travel advisory for the passengers due to changing conditions in airspace after the 'Operation Sindoor.' IndiGo has also issued a travel advisory indicating that flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, and Bikaner are impacted due to changing airspace conditions in the region. Furthermore, two international flights en route to Amritsar were diverted to Delhi.
Adding to the disruption, SpiceJet announced that several airports in northern India have been closed until further notice. Departures, arrivals, and connecting flights are likely to be affected, and passengers are advised to check flight status before traveling, said the airline.Akasa has cancelled flights to and from Srinagar. Other international operations have also been impacted.
Qatar Airways temporarily suspended flights to Pakistan due to the closure of Pakistani airspace.
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Qatar Airways said that it is closely monitoring the situation and has stated it will continue to priorities the safety of passengers and crew.
Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes, the Operation Sindoor, involving precision strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), including Jaish-e-Mohamad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians, including many tourists, were tragically killed by terrorists.