Countrywide alert after Operation Sindoor: More than 200 flights cancelled; 18 airports temporarily closed for operations
Under Operation Sindoor, india launched missile attacks on terrorist camps in Pakistan. After this, 18 airports, including Srinagar, Jammu, were closed due to security reasons, and more than 200 flights were cancelled. In this, indigo alone has cancelled about 166 flights. Many flights have also been cancelled from the delhi airport.
The indian Army, in retaliation for the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir, attacked nine terrorist camps in pakistan on the night of 6-7 May and destroyed them. After the missile attacks by india on terrorist camps in pakistan under 'Operation Sindoor', tension between the two countries has increased, and a high alert has been issued in the country. Due to this, at least 18 airports in northern and western india have been temporarily closed. These closed airports include Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Amritsar, Pathankot, Chandigarh, jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Shimla, Dharamshala, and Jamnagar.
Flight operations have been heavily affected after Operation Sindoor. So far, more than 200 flights have been cancelled. indigo alone has cancelled about 165 flights. More than 35 flights (23 departures, 8 arrivals, and 4 international flights) have also been cancelled from delhi Airport. Given the current situation, indigo airlines has cancelled all flights to Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Bikaner, and Jodhpur on Tuesday. Giving this information, the airline posted on the social media platform X and said that there may be changes in the schedule of flights across the country. Also, indigo has advised passengers to check the status of their flight before going to the airport, so that inconvenience can be avoided. Let us tell you that in total, indigo has cancelled 165 flights.
Airlines issued a statement
After the flight cancellation, many airlines issued statements and gave their clarification. air india wrote on social media that air india has canceled flights to Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and rajkot till 5:29 am on May 10. Passengers will not have to pay a fee for canceling or rescheduling tickets.
Big action by qatar Airways
At the same time, SpiceJet issued its statement saying that indigo, Akasa Air, and air india Express have also canceled many flights and have been asked to give a full refund or an alternative flight option to the passengers. qatar Airways has temporarily stopped flights to pakistan due to the closure of Pakistani airspace.
Operation Sindoor, pakistan, was shaken.
It is worth noting that the armed forces carried out Operation Sindoor from 1:05 am to 1:30 am on the intervening night of May 6 to 7. In this 25-minute operation, nine terrorist camps were destroyed using 24 missiles. Out of these nine camps, five were in Pakistan-occupied kashmir and four were in Pakistan. terrorists were recruited and trained in these camps. Not only this, ten members of the family of terrorist masood azhar were killed in this action of the indian Army.
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