Amid the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, several airlines have issued advisories urging passengers to reach the airports three hours before flights depart.
All passengers at all airports will undergo secondary ladder point security check (LPSC). Visitor entry to terminal buildings has been banned. Air marshal will be deployed accordingly, the sources added.
The Air India group on Wednesday announced that the airline will provide full refunds on cancellations and a one-time waiver on rescheduling for defence personnel holding defence fare tickets booked on Air India and Air India Express flights with travel dates up to May 31, 2025.
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], May 8: SGS has awarded the World Health Organization Good Distribution Practices (GDP) certificate to Air India Limited, India's leading global airline.
The budget airline carrier IndiGo on Wednesday cancelled its flight operations in 11 cities across north, northwestern and central India till May 10, following aviation authorities directives regarding airport closures in wake of the Indian Armed Forces' 'Operation Sindoor' in retaliation
Taking to social media X, the Air India airlines stated that flights from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot would be cancelled till further notice and updates from authorities.
Amid ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan following the Indian Army’s precision strikes on Pakistani terror camps, Spicejet Airlines on Wednesday issued a flight advisory for airports in the northern parts of the country.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Sunday stated that India's recent decision to close its airspace to Pakistan-based airlines following the Pahalgam terror attack was a strategic retaliatory measure in response to Pakistan's actions.
A SriLankan Airlines flight arriving from Chennai was subjected to a comprehensive security check at Colombo on Friday, following a security alert regarding a wanted suspect issued by Indian authorities.
Pakistan's decision to block India's airlines from using their airspace will have a limited impact on its southern and western flight operations but significantly affect northern routes, particularly from Delhi, according to Air Marshal (Retd) Sanjeev Kapoor.