India suspends flight operations from several airports as tensions flare with Pakistan

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India suspends flight operations from several airports as tensions flare with Pakistan

NEW DELHI (AP) — Airlines in India have suspended flight operations from more than two dozen airports across northern and western regions of the country amid heightened tensions with Pakistan.In advisories to passengers, key domestic airlines said their flights will remain suspended until Saturday from airports including Amritsar in northern Punjab and Srinagar in India-controlled Kashmir, bordering Pakistan.India’s Civil Aviation Ministry hasn’t officially commented on the closure of airports after tensions flared up with Pakistan. A spokeswoman for the ministry, Beena Yadav, declined to comment on Thursday.Indigo, the country’s biggest domestic carrier, on Wednesday canceled 165 flights, while Air India ..