New Delhi: Over 200 flights were cancelled and at least 18 airports were shut temporarily on Wednesday, following missile strikes launched by Indian armed forces in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India Express, Akasa Air, and a few foreign airlines cancelled their services to and from various airports.
Flight operations have been suspended across key northern and western airports, including Jammu, Pathankot, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Shimla, Dharamshala and Jamnagar, amid heightened security restrictions.
In a decisive counter-terror operation, India killed over 70 terrorists and injured more than 60 others in a series of precision missile strikes across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The strikes were carried out in the early hours following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
IndiGo alone cancelled around 165 flights, while a source said that 35 flights to and from Delhi — India’s busiest airport — were cancelled between midnight and morning, including 23 domestic departures, eight arrivals, and four international flights. American Airlines and other global carriers also pulled back services.
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Air India, in a statement, said it had suspended flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot until 5.29 am on May 10, following directives from aviation authorities.
However, affected passengers are being offered a one-time rescheduling waiver or full refunds.
