Major Indian airlines IndiGo and Air India have cancelled their flights to and from several cities located close to the Pakistani border, including Srinagar, Jammu and Amritsar, on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.
The airline companies took the measures amid heightening tension between India and Pakistan, with a ceasefire reached on Saturday.
Tata Group-owned Air India cancelled to and from flights from Jammu, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot.
Similarly, IndiGo announced similar cancellations for cities like Jammu, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Leh, Srinagar and Rajkot.
“In view of the latest developments and keeping your safety in mind, flights to and from Jammu, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot are cancelled for Tuesday, 13th May,” Air India wrote on X.
The airline company said it is currently monitoring the situation.
IndiGo said it is taking the measure in light of the “latest developments and with your safety as our utmost priority”.
32 Airports Reopened
Meanwhile, the airports, included in the list by Air India and IndiGo, were among the 32 facilities that were reopened by the Indian government following the ceasefire reached between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
The airports were temporarily closed due to escalating tension with India launching Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting nine terror bases in Pakistan and PoK in response to the killing of 26 people, mostly non-Muslim tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.
Pakistan launched drone and missile attacks on several Indian cities following Operation Sindoor, with the Indian Armed Forces successfully intercepting them.
No blackmailing: Modi sends strong message to Pakistan
In a bold address to the nation, his first one after Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent out a loud message against terrorism and “terror-backing state” Pakistan, stating that India will not tolerate any such misadventure or give in to nuclear blackmailing, and instead deliver a befitting reply in its own terms.
He started the address by lauding the Indian armed forces for Operation Sindoor and reiterating how the April 22 Pahalgam attack had pained him personally.
“Following the Pahalgam attack, every citizen as well as every political party united to see strong action against this attack. The government had then given full freedom to our armed forces to respond to the terrorist attack,” PM Modi said.
