07-05-2025
Chandigarh airport suspends flight operations after Operation Sindoor
The Chandigarh International Airport Wednesday suspended all flight operations until further notice in the wake of Operation Sindoor, the Indian military operation targeting nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Pok).
In a travel advisory on X, the Chandigarh International Airport posted, 'Due to changing airspace conditions in the region, all flights to and from Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, are suspended until further notice. For further assistance, rescheduling or refund, please contact your respective airlines. We appreciate your understanding. For future updates, please follow us.'
As per sources, nearly 30 flights to and from Chandigarh International Airport have been cancelled.
Operation Sindoor, India's strikes in Pakistan and PoK conducted in the early hours of Wednesday, came two weeks after a terrorist attack in south Kashmir's Pahalgam killed 26 civilians on April 22.
Security checks are in progress for staff working in the Airport. (Express Photo by Jasbir Malhi)
Flight operations at various Indian airports, particularly those near the India-Pakistan border and key Indian Air Force bases, have been affected by the developing situation and the resulting changes in airspace conditions in the wake of Operation Sindoor.
India's largest airline IndiGo said its flights to and from several airports, including Chandigarh, stood cancelled. Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Dharamshala, Bikaner, and Jodhpur are the other airports IndiGo mentioned in its advisory.
Tata -owned airline Air India cancelled all its flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot until at least Wednesday noon. The airline also diverted two international flights that were bound for Amritsar to Delhi. Also, its budget airline, Air India Express, cancelled flights to and from Amritsar, Jammu, Srinagar, and Hindon until at least Wednesday noon.
Flight tracking data Wednesday morning reportedly indicated minimal civilian aircraft activity north of Delhi and throughout much of Rajasthan and Gujarat. These regions include sensitive airports near the India-Pakistan border and key Indian Air Force stations.
