India’s domestic airlines have cancelled multiple flights from various cities due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
Srinagar, Leh, Dhramshala, Amritsar airports have also been closed. The Indian Air Force carried out an airstrike in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir in retaliation to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam where terrorists opened fire on civilians, mostly tourists, at the Baisaran meadow, killing at least 26 people.
Delhi Airport also issued a statement that multiple flights have been impacted. "Kindly note, due to changing airspace conditions some flights have been impacted at Delhi airport," it said.
Airlines took to social media to update travellers as they cancelled multiple flights in Northern India. IndiGo said their “flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Bikaner and Dharamshala are impacted by the current airspace restrictions”. It followed up with updates stating that flight operations in Jodhpur, Bikaner and Gwalior have also been impacted.
Air India stated it has cancelled all its flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot till 12 pm on May 7. “Two international flights en route to Amritsar are being diverted to Delhi,” it said.
SpiceJet said airports in Dharamshala, Leh, Jammu, Srinagar, and Amritsar have been closed until further notice, impacting all their departures, arrivals from these said airports. It also offered a full refund to its passengers. “The affected passengers can opt for a full refund or an alternate flight (as per availability) through http://changes.spicejet.com or via our 24/7 customer care helpline +91 (0)124 4983410/+91 (0)124 7101600,” it said.
Source: Business Today
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