New Delhi, May 14 -- Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Tuesday urged airlines to explore ways to acknowledge the contributions of the armed forces during Operation Sindoor, officials aware of the matter said.

Naidu made the suggestion during a review meeting he chaired with airlines and senior aviation officials. The meeting comes a day after Airports Authority of India on Monday announced the resumption of civilian flight operations at 32 airports across northern and western India, but temporarily suspended flight operations north of Delhi after drones were spotted above some border districts.

"The minister, during the discussion, urged airlines to explore ways of acknowledging the contributions of the armed forces, such as th...