India has suspended civilian flights at 24 airports in the northern part of the country following clashes with nuclear-armed rival Pakistan.
Nearly 50 people have been killed, mostly in Pakistan, since India launched air strikes on May 7 against "terrorist camps," sparking the worst clashes between the neighbors in decades.
The Indian government has published a list of 24 airports that are closed to civilian flights, including in the cities of Jodhpur, Ludhiana, and Amritsar near the western border with Pakistan.
Some of India's largest airlines, including Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet, canceled more than 100 flights, AFP reported.
Local media reported that the suspension of civilian flights could be lifted on May 10.
Indian airlines also issued warnings to passengers flying from other airports, asking them to arrive at least three hours before departure, citing a government notice on heightened security measures.
The strikes came two weeks after New Delhi accused Islamabad of supporting an attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled part of disputed Kashmir, a charge Pakistan denies.
Since then, the two arch-rivals have exchanged drones and missiles, as well as artillery fire across the disputed border in Kashmir.
The violence has raised fears of a wider conflict between the neighbors. | BGNES
India suspends flights to 24 airports

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Some of India's largest airlines, including Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet, have canceled over 100 flights.
