The closure has disrupted domestic air traffic significantly, with over 400 flights cancelled daily<\/strong>. India\u2019s largest airline, IndiGo<\/strong>, alone has grounded more than 165 flights<\/strong> each day due to the shutdown of airfields located near the western and northern borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Affected airports include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of these airports operate on Indian Air Force bases<\/strong> and are considered strategically sensitive due to their proximity to the India-Pakistan border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Airlines including IndiGo and Air India have issued travel advisories, notifying passengers of complete cancellations to and from these airports until May 15. \u201cThese precautionary measures have been instituted with your safety and security as our highest priority,\u201d stated IndiGo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Air India also confirmed the suspension of services at key northern and western airports and asked passengers to monitor updates from the airline and airport authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n India\u2019s Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)<\/strong> has ordered nationwide enhancement of airport security protocols, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n These measures are expected to remain in place at least until May 18<\/strong>, as Indian intelligence agencies continue to assess the threat posed by possible retaliatory actions from across the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n India launched Operation Sindoor<\/strong> on May 7, conducting precision strikes at nine strategic locations<\/strong> inside Pakistan. The strikes were reportedly a response to Pakistan\u2019s coordinated drone and missile attacks on Indian military installations earlier this week. This back-and-forth escalation has led to an unprecedented level of alert at India\u2019s northern and western borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over 400 Flights Cancelled Daily; Security Heightened at All Indian Airports In the wake of escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan, the Indian government has extended the suspension of civil flight operations at 24 key airports until 5:29 AM on May 15, under a continued security alert as part of Operation Sindoor. The closure, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india-news","category-india-news-etw"],"yoast_head":"\n
In the wake of escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan, the Indian government has extended the suspension of civil flight operations at 24 key airports until 5:29 AM on May 15<\/strong>, under a continued security alert as part of Operation Sindoor<\/strong>. The closure, initially announced after India\u2019s precision strikes in Pakistan on May 7, was earlier scheduled to last until May 11 but has now been prolonged as cross-border hostilities intensify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u274c Flight Operations Hit Hard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 Background: Operation Sindoor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n