India, May 7 -- Several airports across northern India have been shut for civilians until further notice in the wake of India's targetted operations against Pakistan in the wee hours of Wednesday.

The affected airports include Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), Leh, Jammu and Srinagar (J&K), Amritsar (Punjab), Bikaner (Rajasthan), and Hindon in Delhi NCR. Several leading airlines, including IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India and Air India Express, confirmed the closures and informed about it on social media platform X.

The suspension of services follows India's announcement that it carried out precise strikes on nine terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

"Due to the ongoing situation, airports in parts of northern ...