Operation Sindoor: Over 400 flights cancelled, 27 airports shut — which Indian airports are closed?

In the wake of the Indian armed forces launching missile attacks on terror targets in Pakistan on Wednesday, May 7, 430 flights have been cancelled and twenty-seven airports in northern, western, and central India have been closed for commercial flights until Saturday, May 10, The Times of India reported.

News agency PTI reported that Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India Express, Akasa Air, and a few foreign airlines have cancelled their services to and from various airports.

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Indian carriers cancelled a total of 430 flights on Thursday, accounting for 3 per cent of the nation’s scheduled services, while Pakistani carriers cancelled 147 flights, representing 17 per cent of their scheduled operations. Data from Flightradar24 revealed that the airspace over Pakistan and the western corridor of India—stretching from Kashmir to Gujarat—was devoid of civilian air traffic, as airlines avoided the sensitive region. Most international carriers also ceased using Pakistani airspace, opting instead to re-route flights via Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

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Airports that have been closed include Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Halwara, Pathankot, Bhuntar, Shimla, Gaggal, Dharamsala, Kishangarh, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Mundra, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Kandla, Keshod, Bhuj, Gwalior, and Hindon, the report said citing sources.

India on Wednesday closed about 25 flight routes that allow planes to enter Pakistan through the Indian airspace on a day when the armed forces launched missile attacks on terror targets in Pakistan, according to officials.
 

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In retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces, under Operation Sindoor, on early Wednesday, carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base in Muridke.