US EditionOperation Sindoor: 20 airports closed for 2 days — what should passengers do?
- During the night of May 6 and 7, Indian military forces conducted Operation Sindoor, targeting nine locations across Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Jammu and Kashmir.
- This operation responded directly to a terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists and escalated tensions between India and Pakistan.
- Following the strikes, civil flights at 20 airports mostly in North India—including Srinagar, Leh, Amritsar, and Chandigarh—were suspended until 2359 UTC on May 9, 2025.
- More than 500 flights, less than eight percent of India’s domestic departures, were cancelled, with Chandigarh airport facing 123 cancellations, and airlines offered waivers for changes without penalty.
- These actions caused travel disruptions and heightened security risks, urging passengers to stay updated as airfield status could change depending on ongoing military priorities.
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Air India, Akasa Issue Travel Advisories Amid War With Pakistan, Ask Fliers To Reach Airports 3 Hours Before Flight
Air India and Akasa Air have issued advisories urging passengers to arrive at airports at least three hours before departure amid military escalation between India and Pakistan
20 airports across north, west India closed till May 10 amid India-Pakistan tensions
Amid the India-Pakistan tensions and the closure of airspace over the northern and western Indian region, passenger flight operations have been suspended at around 20 airports till Saturday, May 10, and a NOTAM issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Flight operations remained suspended since Wednesday after the Indian Armed Forces launched missile strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan's Punjab province and the PoK in response to the Pahal…
Passenger deplaned from Air India flight amid 'Operation Sindoor' alert
Bengaluru: Amid heightened security across the country, a passenger was deboarded from an Air India flight at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here on Wednesday evening, airport sources said. The passenger was travelling on flight AI-2820 from Bengaluru to New Delhi. Before the flight could take off at 6.05 pm, the passenger, whose identity has been withheld, was offloaded due to security-related concerns. Confirming the incident, an Air I…
Air India passenger deplaned in Bengaluru amid Operation Sindoor security concerns
A passenger was deboarded from an Air India flight from Bengaluru to Delhi due to security concerns on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred amid heightened airport security nationwide. Authorities have withheld further details.
Passengers stuck at Delhi airport as multiple flights get cancelled after Operation Sindoor
IndiGo has cancelled all its flights scheduled to airports in North India for the day, while Tata group carrier Air India has announced similar cancellation of flights to airports in the north till May 10.
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