India Shuts 27 Airports and Cancels 430 Flights After Airstrikes on Pakistan-Based Terror Camps

Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 02:35am on 08 May 2025,Thursday India

Following India's military operation targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK, 27 airports across northern, western, and central India have been shut down temporarily as a security measure. This disruption led to the cancellation of over 430 domestic flights on Thursday, with Pakistan also reporting 147 cancellations. Civilian air traffic was suspended over large areas of Indian and Pakistani airspace, forcing rerouting of international flights. Key airports affected include Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Chandigarh, Amritsar, and Jodhpur. The shutdown impacts both civil and military aviation operations amid heightened regional tensions.

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