Guwahati, May 7 -- Several airports in northern India were shut down on Wednesday following military strikes carried out by India near the border with Pakistan in the early hours of the day.

The move led to widespread flight disruptions across the region.

According to airport officials, Srinagar Airport was among the first to suspend operations. Budget carrier SpiceJet confirmed on social media that other affected airports included Leh, Jammu, Amritsar, and Dharamshala.

National carrier Air India also announced that all its flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot were cancelled until 12 p.m. on Wednesday. IndiGo later added that its operations from Bikaner were similarly impac...