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Customers are requested to check flight status before commencing their journey to the airport. "The flare up in the cross-LoC shelling, which was initiated by Pakistani troops in early hours of Wednesday, has also resulted in security forces and other establishments being put on a heightened alert. JAMMU: The civilian air traffic has been suspended temporarily at Jammu airport in view of the emergency after cross-border shelling at the LoC on Wednesday morning.Officials said they received instructions from air traffic controllers that the airports have been shut for civilian operations.This was done soon after a Mi-17 transport chopper crashed in Kashmir's Budgam district, officials said.In a statement, Vistara said, "Due to airspace restrictions, flights to and from Amritsar, Srinagar, Chandigarh and Jammu are currently on hold..