IndiGo Restarts Flights from Amritsar, Chandigarh, and Jammu After Ceasefire

India's largest carrier, IndiGo, has restarted flights from May 12, 2025, after the reopening of some airports that were temporarily shut down because of the India-Pakistan conflict. Flight operations on the routes of Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Jammu, and Delhi-Amritsar have now resumed, with additional routes likely to be restarted in the next few days.

The operation resumption follows a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) given by India's aviation bodies after opening the operations at the 32 shut airports between May 7 and May 14, as they closed because of the hostilities. The airports have been cleared for civilian flying operations in light of the Indian-Pak ceasefire pact.

IndiGo, which had to cancel over 165 daily flights during the closure, stated that operations will return progressively, and passengers should expect some delays or changes as schedules stabilize. The airline will continue to provide free cancellations and rescheduling for flights operating to and from the previously affected airports until May 22.

Air India Express, the budget arm of Air India, also announced a phased resumption of its operations. Services resuming from May 13 are Hindon-Bengaluru, Jammu-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar, and Srinagar-Delhi, with Hindon-Mumbai flights resuming the next day. International services from Amritsar are likely to resume on May 15.

Concurrently, IndiGo unveiled new foreign services, among them direct services from Abu Dhabi to Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar. The Bhubaneswar-Abu Dhabi service will fly thrice a week from June 12, while services between Visakhapatnam and Abu Dhabi will operate four times weekly from June 13.

After the news, InterGlobe Aviation shares, which is the parent firm of IndiGo, rose by 10% to Rs 5,599 on the BSE and took the market capitalisation of the firm to about Rs 2.13 lakh crore.