Operation Sindoor: Various Indian airports closed for commercial operations

With the Indian forces striking nine sites in Pakistan and PoK, commercial flight operations at various Indian airports particularly those close to India-Pakistan border have been suspended due to the developing security situation.

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A total of 430 flights in India have been cancelled, accounting for 3% of the scheduled flights for the day.

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Around 25 Indian airports, largely in the northern part of the country have been closed for civil flight operations following Indian's strikes against Pakistan's terror infrastructure on 7 May.

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These Airports were expected to remain closed for commercial operations till around 5:30 AM Saturday, May 10.

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Indian carriers have announced the cancellation of all flights to these airports at least till then.

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The affected airports include Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Gwalior, Rajkot, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Dharmshala, Bathinda, Shimla, Hindon, Kishangarh and Kandla.

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Majority of these airports are located at defence airfields, with some seeing only a handful commercial flights per day.

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