New Delhi, March 17 -- A total of 4,335 Indian flights were cancelled due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
In a response to a question by CPI MP Sandosh Kumar P, who sought the number of operations cancelled after February 28, Naidu said, "Regarding the cancellations that have happened because of airspace closure in West Asia, Indian carriers have cancelled up to 4,335 flights and foreign carriers have cancelled up to 1,187 flights so far."
"During this crisis the safety of the operations is the topmost priority," he said, added that there was no reason for the airlines to operate when an airspace itself is closed.
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