Air India, SpiceJet and IndiGo issue travel advisories amid India-Pakistan tensions

New Delhi: Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the Indian Army's precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan, SpiceJet and IndiGo issued flight advisories on Wednesday for airports in northern India.

The airlines also urged passengers to check flight status and plan their journeys accordingly.

Air India on Tuesday announced the suspension of all flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot until 12 noon on May 7, citing the prevailing security situation.

The airline, in a post on social media platform X, said two international flights bound for Amritsar are being diverted to Delhi. It also expressed regret over the inconvenience caused by the disruption.

In a post on social media platform X, the airline announced that airports including Dharamshala, Leh, Jammu, Srinagar, and Amritsar would remain closed until further notice, affecting departures, arrivals, and connecting flights.

"Due to the ongoing situation, airports in parts of northern India, including Dharamshala (DHM), Leh (IXL), Jammu (IXJ), Srinagar (SXR), and Amritsar (ATQ), are closed until further notice. Departures, arrivals, and consequential flights may be impacted. Passengers are advised to plan their journey accordingly and check flight status," IndiGo posted on X.

Meanwhile, Indigo Airlines also issued a flight advisory for their commuters flying to and from selected cities in the country.

Taking to social media X, Indigo in a post on X stated that flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh and Dharamshala would be impacted.

The airlines requested passengers to check flight status before reaching the airport." Due to changing airspace conditions in the region, our flights to and from #Srinagar, #Jammu, #Amritsar, #Leh, #Chandigarh and #Dharamshala are impacted. We request you to check your flight status before reaching the airport," the post read.

Flights to and from Bikaner will also be impacted due to ongoing airspace restrictions.

"Update: Flights to/from Bikaner are affected by current airspace restrictions. Please check your flight status before heading to the airport," the post read.

Earlier, India’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that the strikes were part of "Operation Sindoor," which targeted nine terrorist camps in Pakistan. The ministry emphasised that the actions were "focused, measured, and non-escalatory," with no Pakistani military facilities targeted. The operation followed the "barbaric" Pahalgam terror attack, which resulted in the deaths of 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen.