Indo-Pak Tension: Select airports and airways temporarily closed

The ministry has said that all civilian flight activities will remain closed at all these airports till May 14. Read further on Dynamite News

New Delhi: The government has decided to temporarily suspend civil aviation operations at 32 airports, including Hindon, Srinagar, Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Rajkot and Bhuj, till May 14.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and aviation authorities have announced temporary closure of 32 airports in northern and western India for all civil flight operations from May 9 to 14, 2025 due to operational reasons, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said here on Saturday.

The Ministry said that according to the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), Udhampur, Ambala,

Amritsar, Avantipur, Bathinda, Bhuj, Bikaner, Chandigarh, Halwara, Hindon, Jaisalmer, Jammu, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Kandla, Kangra (Gaggal), Keshod, Kishangarh, Kullu-Manali (Bhuntar), Leh, Ludhiana, Mundra, Naliya, Pathankot, Patiala, Porbandar, Rajkot (Hirasar), Sarsawa, Shimla, Srinagar, Thoise and Uttarlai are included.

The ministry has said that all civilian flight activities will remain closed at all these airports till May 14.

AAI has also extended the temporary closure of 25 sections of Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes within Delhi and Mumbai Flight Information Areas (FIRs) due to operational reasons.

Airlines and flight operators have been advised to plan alternate routing as per existing air traffic advisory.

Early morning in Rajouri

Several houses and vehicles were damaged early morning on Saturday as Pakistan targeted parts of Jammu city while Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Raj Kumar Thappa among three people was killed in heavy Pak shelling in Rajouri town.

Multiple blasts were heard and sirens sounded in the Jammu city, officials said.

They said that Pakistan attacked Jammu city with drones and missiles targeting the areas close to the military installations.

“Houses and buildings were damaged in Rehari Colony, Nagrota, Nehru Market and Roop Nagar areas due to a series of attacks,” they said.

The attack came a day after India thwarted attempts by the Pakistan military to hit Indian military installations using drones and missiles.

They stated that drones were sighted also in Jammu and Samba, Udhampur and Nagrota areas and were engaged.

The aerial objects overnight attempted to strike the strategic locations like Jammu airport and areas surrounding army, air force, and paramilitary installations.

Official sources said that Pakistan also attacked the bordering Rajouri town where three eople including an ADDC and a minor.