Pakistan Air Space
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How Pakistan's Airspace Ban Is Affecting Indians, and What Route Is India Exploring with China?
Originals | Sep 30, 2026, 03:03 PM ISTPakistan's continued airspace restrictions on Indian aircraft are forcing airlines to take longer routes to Europe and North America. With some flights taking up to two hours longer, India is exploring an alternative route through China.
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Air India Delhi-Amritsar flight briefly enters Pakistani airspace during go-around, probe on
India | Jun 24, 2026, 11:45 PM ISTAir India said the incident has been reported to the regulatory authorities and is being investigated internally. The flight briefly entered Pakistani airspace on June 22.
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IAF to hold two-day drill near Pakistan's airspace over Arabian Sea on September 2–3
India | Sep 01, 2025, 10:39 PM ISTAccording to the Indian Air Force, this is a routine exercise, and a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) has been issued accordingly.
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Pakistan extends closure of Rahim Yar Khan airbase runway till August 29 that was struck by IAF
World | Aug 22, 2025, 09:06 PM ISTPakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan airbase in Punjab province was closed until August 22, 2025, following extensive damage caused by India's precision strikes during Operation Sindoor in May 2025.
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Pakistan lost Rs 1,240 crore in two months after closing airspace for Indian flights: Report
World | Aug 10, 2025, 12:12 PM ISTPakistan had shut its airspace for India after the latter put the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance in response to the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists.
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DGCA issues advisory to airlines as airspace restrictions trigger flight delays | Details
India | Apr 26, 2025, 12:30 PM ISTDGCA asked airlines to clearly inform passengers about route changes and revised travel durations and also notify about the possibility of technical stops en route.
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Flight delays, expensive tickets: How Pakistan airspace closure will impact Indian airlines
India | Apr 25, 2025, 08:33 AM ISTIn the near term, flight fares are expected to witness an eight to 12 per cent hike. Air India and IndiGo announced that some of their international flights have been impacted after Pakistan barred Indian flights from flying in their airspace.
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Air India, IndiGo reroute flights after Pakistan shuts airspace for Indian airlines
India | Apr 24, 2025, 07:44 PM ISTAir India issued an advisory and informed that flights to or from North America, UK, Europe, ME will take an alternative extended route as Pakistan closes airspace.
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US cites terror threat, warns its airlines against operating in Pakistan airspace
World | Jan 03, 2020, 06:53 AM ISTPakistan in October last year had denied India's request to allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's VVIP flight to use its airspace for his visit to Saudi Arabia over the Kashmir issue.
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Pakistan denies airspace for PM Modi flight; India lodges complaint
India | Oct 28, 2019, 07:41 PM ISTIndia has lodged a strong protest to global aviation body after Pakistan on Sunday denied its airspace being used for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight to Saudi Arabia.
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India asks Pak to allow PM Modi’s plane to fly through its airspace
India | Sep 18, 2019, 03:02 PM ISTIndia on Wednesday has formally requested to Pakistan to allow the use of its airspace for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flight to the United States later this week.
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No decision on airspace closure to India yet, says Pak FM Qureshi
News | Aug 29, 2019, 02:30 PM ISTPakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi: Pakistan has not yet decided to close its airspace to India. PM is the final authority to take a decision on this.
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Pakistan closes three aviation routes over Karachi till August 31
World | Aug 28, 2019, 03:55 PM ISTPakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday discussed the idea of disallowing India to use the country's airspace for flight and the land route for trade with Afghanistan. The final decision will be taken by Prime Minister Khan.
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Imran Khan mulling full airspace closure to India, ban on land routes for Indo-Afghan trade
World | Aug 28, 2019, 12:01 AM ISTPakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry Tuesday said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering complete closure of air space to India.
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Pakistan airspace remains open for Indian flights: CAA
World | Aug 08, 2019, 05:52 PM IST"There has been no change to the notice to airmen (NOTAM) and all flights are being operated as per schedule issued earlier..Pakistan has neither closed its airspace for India nor re-routed or closed down any route for the Indian flights," Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan spokesperson Mujtaba Baig said.
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Spooked over abrogation of Article 370, Pakistan closes corridor of its airspace
World | Aug 08, 2019, 07:58 AM ISTUpset over the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has closed a corridor of its airspace. The move will result in an additional 12 minutes by the Indian flights. Meanwhile, Air India has said the westbound operations will not be much affected by Pakistan's decision to close its airspace.
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Air India suffered loss of Rs 430 crore due to Pakistan air space closure
Business | Jul 17, 2019, 04:15 PM ISTAir India suffered a loss of Rs 430 crore in the four-month period when air space was restricted by Pakistan after the Balakot air strikes, Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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With Pak airspace open, operation cost for US-bound flights likely to come down by Rs 20 lakh: Air India
India | Jul 16, 2019, 05:26 PM ISTWith Pakistan opening its airspace for all commercial airlines on Tuesday morning, Air India said operation costs for one-way US and Europe-bound flights are likely to come down by Rs 20 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, respectively.
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Pakistan opens airspace 5 months after military escalation with India
World | Jul 16, 2019, 04:25 PM ISTPakistani authorities on Tuesday announced the complete reopening of the country's airspace for civilian flights, nearly five months after the military escalation with India.
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India follows Pakistan to lift ban on airspace, flight operations resume
World | Jul 16, 2019, 10:05 AM ISTIn a major relief to Air India, Pakistan has opened its airspace and has lifted the ban on Indian flights. According to sources, flights from Indian will soon be operational on the route. Pakistan had closed its airspace for Indian flights since the Indian Air Force had attacked a Jaish-e-Mohammad training camp in Balakot.