According to the minister, the crisis led Indian airlines to cancel 4,335 flights, while foreign airlines cancelled 1,187 flights. He emphasized that the government and airline companies give the highest priority to passenger safety.
He clarified that when airspace in conflict-affected regions is closed, operating flights in those areas is not possible. Despite the disruption caused by the cancellations, around 2,19,780 passengers managed to travel during this period of heightened tensions.
The minister also said that officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Civil Aviation are continuously coordinating with authorities in the affected regions and monitoring the situation closely. Flight services will return to normal only after the airspace in those regions is reopened, Ram Mohan Naidu added.