Chandigarh, Amritsar airports reopen for civilian flights
Airports, shut down after India's 'Operation Sindoor', have been reopened after a ceasefire between India and Pakistan was announced a couple of days back.
Deputy Commissioner, Mohali announced on social media X : "Chandigarh airport is now open for normal civil flight operations with immediate effect as per information conveyed by CEO CHIAL.
Earlier, the Airports Authority of India had announced that 32 airports were now available for civil aircraft operations with immediate effect.
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