- By Yashashvi Tak
- Thu, 08 May 2025 05:18 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi Flight Cancelled Today: The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), Delhi, canceled several arrivals and departure flights on Thursday due to the closure of airspace, airport sources said. A total of 90 flights were canceled, including 46 domestic departures, 33 domestic arrivals, five international departures, and six international arrivals. These cancellations were scheduled between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Read More: Bihar Govt Launches Atlas Of Water Bodies To Aid Conservation And Policy Planning | Details
This follows the Indian Armed Forces' Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. According to the central government, 21 airports in northern and northwestern India will remain closed until May 10.
Cities across northern India have been placed on high alert. As part of intensified security measures, multiple airports across the country have been closed until further notice.
Several flights operated by airlines such as IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, Akasa Air, and Air India Express have been canceled or rescheduled.
Earlier on Wednesday, SpiceJet announced the cancellation of its flight operations to and from six airports in northern India, following airport closures enforced amid heightened security measures after Operation Sindoor, which was launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
In a travel advisory posted on social media platform X, SpiceJet announced that airports in Leh, Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Kandla and Dharamshala are currently closed with all flights operations to and from these cities till 5:29 am IST on May 10.
Earlier, IndiGo cancelled its flight operations in 11 cities across northern, northwestern, and central India until May 10, following directives from aviation authorities regarding airport closures. In its travel advisory, IndiGo stated that Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Gwalior, Kishangarh, and Rajkot are the affected cities where flight operations have been cancelled until 5:29 AM IST on May 10.
The Delhi Airport also issued an advisory for travellers after India carried out airstrike (operation sindoor) overnight against Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) at nine targets and destroyed terror infrastructure on Wednesday after the Pahalgam terror attack.
After India executed Operation Sindoor, during which nine terror sites deep inside Pakistan were destroyed, Pakistan attempted to target several military installations on the night of May 7.
The attempted strikes targeted military locations in northern and western India, including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj — using drones and missiles.