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Over 300 flights cancelled; 25 airports temporarily closed for operations
The Political and Business Daily
|May 08, 2025
MORE than 300 flights have been cancelled and at least 25 airports, including Srinagar, have been temporarily shut for operations amid restrictions in the wake of the armed forces launching missile attacks on terror targets in Pakistan on Wednesday morning.
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Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India Express, Akasa Air, and a few foreign airlines have cancelled their services to and from various airports.
Sources said that at least 25 airports in the northern and western parts of the country have been temporarily shut. These airports include Srinagar, Leh, Jammu, Amritsar, Pathankot, Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Shimla, Dharamshala and Jamnagar, they added.
According to one of the sources, more than 300 flights to and from various airports have been cancelled by airlines.
This story is from the May 08, 2025 edition of The Political and Business Daily.
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