Flight operations resume across north India

Flight operations resume across north India

Flight operations in all the nine airports which were shut on Wednesday morning have resumed. The airports were closed for civilian air traffic on Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the Airport Authority of India.

Airports at Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar, Shimla, Kangra, Kullu Manali, Pithoragarh were among those closed amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

The Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) said airports in Jammu, Srinagar and Leh in Jammu and Kashmir and Shimla, Kangra, and Kullu in Himachal Pradesh were closed for commercial operations and most of the flights to and from these airports are cancelled. A NOTAM is issued for a stipulated period for closure of airspace and can be revised anytime.