As many as 32 airports across northern and northwestern regions of India that were closed due to airspace restrictions in the wake of heightened tensions with Pakistan have reopened, the Airports Authority of India said on Monday.
The announcement followed a ceasefire agreed to by the two neighbours on Saturday.
These airports, including Srinagar, Chandigarh, and Amritsar, are now available for civil aircraft operations, India’s airport authorities said.
“Attention Flyers; reference notice issued for temporary closure of 32 Airports for civil Aircraft operations till 05:29 hrs of 15 May 2025. It is informed that these Airports are now available for civil Aircraft operations with immediate effect,” said the AAI.
The list of 32 airports also include Jaisalmer, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Adhampur, Ambala, Awantipur, Bathinda, Bhuj, Bikaner, Halwara, Jammu, Kandla, Keshod, Kishangarh, Kullu Manali (Bhuntar), Leh, Ludhiana, Mundra, Naliya, Pathankot, Patiala, Porbandar, Rajkot (Hirasar), Sarsawa, Shimla, Thoise and Uttarlai.
The AAI also advised travellers to check flight status directly with the airlines and monitor their websites for regular updates.
Several major airlines, including budget carriers IndiGo and SpiceJet, have also announced the resumption of their services at these airports.
The closure of airports followed India’s Operation Sindoor, which involved airstrikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
Airspace restrictions already appeared to be in place in the immediate aftermath of Operation Sindoor’s launch, with flight trackers showing an empty sky near the border areas late Wednesday.
India had closed its airspace to Pakistan airlines on April 30 after terriorists killed 26 tourists in Pahalgam.
The Government has said that 100 terriorists were killed during Operation Sindoor.
New Delhi had also accused Islamabad of using its civilian aircraft as a shield, following which Pakistan closed its entire airspace to civil airlines.
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