Airlines Avoid Pakistan Airspace as India Shuts 16 Airports

Commercial jets have streamed out of Pakistani airspace, leaving the skies effectively empty, after targeted military strikes by India sparked a dramatic escalation in tensions between the countries.

At least 16 airports in India have been closed till May 9, according to people familiar with the information disseminated by the Airports Authority of India to pilots. This includes Chandigarh, Shimla, Srinagar, Leh, Amritsar, Jamnagar, Jaisalmer and Porbandar among others on the northern and western parts of the country, they said.