India reopens 32 airports after ceasefire with Pakistan

(Reuters) - India said on Monday that it has reopened 32 airports that were shut during clashes with neighbour Pakistan, after a ceasefire over the weekend.

The 32 airports are now available for civil aircraft operations with immediate effect, the Airports Authority of India said in a statement.

Pakistan's airport authority fully reopened its airspace on Saturday.

India's top airlines, IndiGo, said it will progressively commence operations on previously closed routes.

(Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram; Writing by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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