Operations at nine airports resume after temporary suspension

The move to close the airports had come amid escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan after the IAF carried out strikes on terror bases in Pakistan.

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Aviation watchdog Wednesday said operations at the nine airports, which were shut earlier in the day, have resumed "as of now".

A of the of Civil Aviation said, "As of now, ops to these airports resumed (sic)."

The Wednesday issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM), saying flight operations at the airports in Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar, Shimla, Kangra, and will remain shut from February 27 to May 27.

The move to close the airports had come amid escalation of tensions between and after the IAF carried out strikes on terror bases in

 Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha Wednesday said his ministry was "strictly" following the "guidelines and instructions" of the Indian Air Force. Services at nine airports, including Srinagar, and Leh, in north were temporarily suspended in view of hightened tensions between and

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First Published: Wed, February 27 2019. 15:25 IST