Operation Sindoor: Indigo, Air India, Spicejet Cancel Multiple Flights From Various Cities; Srinagar, Other Airports Closed

Operation Sindoor: Domestic airlines person cancelled aggregate flights from various cities owed to nan escalating tensions betwixt India and Pakistan. Srinagar, Leh, Dhramshala, Amritsar airports person besides been closed. The Indian Air Force carried retired an airstrike successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir successful retaliation to nan April 22 panic onslaught successful Pahalgam wherever terrorists opened occurrence connected civilians, mostly holidayers, astatine nan Baisaran meadow, sidesplitting astatine slightest 26 people. 

Delhi Airport besides issued a connection that aggregate flights person been impacted. "Kindly note, owed to changing airspace conditions immoderate flights person been impacted astatine Delhi airport," it said. 

Airlines took to societal media to update travellers arsenic they cancelled aggregate flights successful Northern India. IndiGo said their “flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Bikaner and Dharamshala are impacted by nan existent airspace restrictions”. It followed up pinch updates stating that formation operations successful Jodhpur, Bikaner and Gwalior person besides been impacted.

Air India stated it has cancelled each its flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot till 12 p.m. connected May 7. “Two world flights en way to Amritsar are being diverted to Delhi,” it said. 

SpiceJet said airports successful Dharamshala, Leh, Jammu, Srinagar, and Amritsar person been closed until further notice, impacting each their departures, arrivals from these said airports. It besides offered a afloat refund to its passengers. “The affected passengers tin opt for a afloat refund aliases an alternate formation (as per availability) through http://changes.spicejet.com aliases via our 24/7 customer attraction helpline +91 (0)124 4983410/+91 (0)124 7101600,” it said. 

Air India Express stated aggregate flights successful their web were impacted including to and from Amritsar, Jammu, Srinagar and Hindon. 

OPERATION SINDOOR

In a decisive subject consequence to nan Pahalgam panic attack, Indian equipped forces launched rocket strikes connected 9 panic targets successful Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir early Wednesday. The targets included nan Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold successful Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's guidelines successful Muridke, arsenic good arsenic training camps of Hizbul Mujahideen. The cognition was named 'Operation Sindoor'.

The defence ministry stated that nan strikes were focused, measured, and non-escalatory, ensuring nary Pakistani subject accommodation were targeted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi intimately monitored nan operation, which successfully deed each 9 targets, including regions successful PoK wherever panic camps person agelong existed. 

Pakistan's subject and governmental leaders called it an enactment of war. Its overseas ministry accused India of violating its sovereignty and warned of a imaginable response.

India has briefed respective countries, including nan US, UK, and Russia, astir nan operation, emphasising its committedness to holding those responsible for nan Pahalgam onslaught accountable. The Indian subject remains connected precocious alert on nan Pakistan frontier arsenic nan business develops.   

Published on: May 7, 2025 7:49 AM IST