India reopens 32 airports after ceasefire with Pakistan

India reopens 32 airports after ceasefire with Pakistan


A screen showing cancelled flights is pictured at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after a part of terminal roof collapsed following heavy rains in New Delhi on June 28, 2024. AFP
A screen showing cancelled flights is pictured at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after a part of terminal roof collapsed following heavy rains in New Delhi on June 28, 2024. AFP
  • They were closed last week due to fierce fighting.
  • Pak-India truce was announced on Saturday.
  • IndiGo to “progressively commence operations”.

India reopened 32 airports on Monday following a weekend ceasefire that ended the worst fighting with neighbouring Pakistan since 1999.

The Airport Authority of India said the 32 — from Srinagar in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir to Bhuj in the western state of Gujarat — were now available for civil operations “with immediate effect”.

They were closed last week after fierce fighting erupted between India and Pakistan for four days, setting off global alarm it could spiral into full-blown war.

Leading Indian airline IndiGo said it would “progressively commence operations on the previously closed routes”.

Pakistan’s airport authority fully reopened its airspace on Saturday.

The truce was announced on Saturday. Both India and Pakistan said the border areas were calm on Monday.





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