Closure of 24 airports extended till May 15 amid rising tensions with Pak

10-May-2025

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The Ministry of Civil Aviation extended the closure of 24 airports near India’s western borders for five more days, till May 15. 

The airports, which were closed citing escalating tensions with Pakistan, will remain shut till 5.29 am till next Thursday (May 15).

The affected airports include Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Halwara and Pathankot in Punjab, Bhuntar, Shimla and Kangra-Gaggal in Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh in the Union Territory, Srinagar and Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir, Leh in Ladakh, Kishengarh, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Bikaner in Rajasthan, and Mundra, Jamnagar, Hirasar, Porbandar, Keshod, Kandla and Bhuj in Gujarat.