New Delhi [India]: In the wake of rising tensions between India and Pakistan following India’s precision strikes on terrorist camps across the border, several airlines have issued flight advisories affecting northern Indian airports.
SpiceJet Airlines announced on Wednesday via social media platform X that several key airports in northern India — Dharamshala, Leh, Jammu, Srinagar, and Amritsar — are closed until further notice. The advisory warned that both arrivals and departures, including connecting flights, would be affected.
“Due to the ongoing situation, airports in parts of northern India, including Dharamshala (DHM), Leh (IXL), Jammu (IXJ), Srinagar (SXR), and Amritsar (ATQ), are closed until further notice. Departures, arrivals, and consequential flights may be impacted. Passengers are advised to plan their journey accordingly and check flight status,” the post read.
Similarly, IndiGo Airlines also released a travel advisory for its passengers. In its post on X, IndiGo notified travelers that services to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, and Dharamshala would experience disruptions.
“Due to changing airspace conditions in the region, our flights to and from #Srinagar, #Jammu, #Amritsar, #Leh, #Chandigarh and #Dharamshala are impacted. We request you to check your flight status before reaching the airport,” IndiGo stated.
In an additional update, IndiGo reported that flights operating to and from Bikaner were also affected due to airspace restrictions.
“Update: Flights to/from #Bikaner are also impacted by the current airspace restrictions. We request you to check your flight status before reaching the airport,” the airline added.
These flight disruptions follow India’s Operation Sindoor, a major military offensive targeting nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The operation came in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen.
As stated by the Ministry of Defence:
“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.”