International Airlines avoid Pak airspace amid tensions in India.
International Airlines
avoid Pak airspace amid tensions in India.
In the backdrop of tensions amidst Pakistan and India, International Airlines like Air France, Lufthansa, Emirates are avoiding Pakistani airspace. Tensions amid India and Pakistan affecting air travel routes.
Flights to now have longer durations due to altered paths
Air France and Germany’s Lufthansa were among global carriers avoiding Pakistani airspace, airlines and flight trackers showed on Monday, as tension between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan stays high after a deadly attack in Kashmir last month.
India took measures by closing its airspace to Pakistan airlines, while Pakistan barred those owned or operated by its neighbour, suspended trade and halted special visas for Indians, although it let international airlines use its airspace.
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