Thirty-two airports in India’s northern and northwestern regions, affected by the flare-up along the Pakistan border, have now reopened. However, most airlines had yet to resume full operations to these destinations as of late Tuesday.
Domestic airfares remained relatively low, as many travelers opted to postpone their journeys, with most flying only for essential purposes. According to an airport official, flights to Srinagar, Amritsar, Chandigarh, and Hindon were still cancelled on Tuesday.
In response to heightened safety concerns, Air India and IndiGo both decided to cancel flights to Jammu and Amritsar following suspected drone activity in border areas on Monday night. An IndiGo flight, en route to Amritsar, had to return to Delhi after a precautionary blackout was enforced in the city due to the suspected drone activity, making landing in Amritsar impossible at that time.
A few hours later, IndiGo announced the cancellation of all flights to Jammu, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Leh, Srinagar, and Rajkot on May 13, leaving many travelers confused about whether these airports were open or closed for civil operations.
However, sources within the Civil Aviation Ministry clarified that airports like Jammu were not closed and were operating normally despite the disruptions.
