90 Flights Cancelled at Delhi Airport Amid India-Pakistan Tensions Following Operation Sindoor

Delhi Airport: Flights have been disrupted across the country at certain airports following Operation Sindoor, in which Indian armed forces carried out airstrikes against multiple "terrorist infrastructures" in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday in retaliation for a terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. At Delhi airport, 90 fights were cancelled between 8am and 2pm on Thursday.

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Details of flights cancelled at Delhi airport:

1. Domestic departures: 46

2. Domestic arrivals-33

3. International departures: 05

4. International arrival: 06

Delhi airport's advisory for passengers:

At 10:36am on Thursday, Delhi airport published an update on X regarding the evolving conditions in airspace, relevant information for the flyers.

“All operations across Delhi Airport's terminals and its four runways are proceeding as usual. However, changing airspace conditions have impacted some flights. Passengers are advised to contact their respective airlines for the updated flight information,” Delhi airport posted.

“We are working closely with all stakeholders to minimize any disruptions to flight schedules. The safety and comfort of our passengers are our foremost priority,” the organisation added.

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Airspace restrictions after Operation Sindoor:

After the op was conducted on May 7, 27 airports in the country were closed for commercial flights. This security measure is set in place indefinitely until Saturday morning for different airports in Northern India, including Hindon, Gwalior, Dharamshala, Shimla, Amritsar and more.

In a statement from the Indian government at 1:44am on May 7, the government updated about Operation Sindoor, indicating that airstrikes were executed on nine separate locations where “terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed.”

The statement clarified, “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”

The airstrikes were conducted in the “wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered.”

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