Daijiworld Media Network- Chandigarh

Chandigarh, May 14: In a welcome sign of easing tensions along the India-Pakistan border, flight operations resumed at Chandigarh’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (SBSI) on Wednesday morning. The first commercial flight to touch down arrived from Mumbai at 8:11 am and departed at 9:04 am, marking the revival of services that were suspended amid heightened military activity.

Airport authorities confirmed that operations have returned to normal, with flights to Delhi scheduled through the afternoon and evening. IndiGo, one of the major airlines operating in the region, had earlier announced the phased resumption of flights from six affected airports—Jammu, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Leh, Srinagar, and Rajkot—beginning Wednesday.

The resumption follows a temporary suspension of civilian air services from 32 airports due to escalating cross-border tensions in the aftermath of India’s precision military operations post the Pahalgam terror attack. Civil aviation activities were temporarily curtailed as a precautionary measure.

On Tuesday, a gradual restoration of services was seen with Air India and SpiceJet resuming operations to Srinagar, while Air India Express recommenced its flights to Jammu.

With normalcy slowly returning, passengers and airline operators alike have welcomed the resumption of operations, hoping for sustained peace and stability that will allow uninterrupted connectivity across key northern sectors.