Web desk: Pakistan has once again extended the closure of its airspace for Indian aircraft.
According to details, the country’s airspace will remain off-limits to all aircraft registered in India. The restriction applies to planes owned, operated, or leased by Indian airlines or operators, and also includes military flights.
A NOTAM stated that the ban will take effect from 1:00 pm on 19 September 2025 and will remain in place until 4:59 am on October 24 2025.
Earlier, Pakistan had extended the same restriction until 23 September. The airspace has been closed to Indian airlines since 23 April due to ongoing tensions between the two neighbouring countries.
Pakistan has urged an international inquiry into the incident, while India has responded by unilaterally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and downgrading diplomatic ties with Islamabad.
With the latest extension, Pakistan’s airspace will have remained shut to Indian aircraft for a total of 210 days.
The restriction has caused significant financial strain on Indian airlines, with reports suggesting losses of millions of dollars as carriers were forced to make costly stopovers and burn extra fuel on long-haul routes.
This is not the first occasion Pakistan has enforced such measures. Similar airspace closures were imposed during the Kargil conflict in 1999 and after the Pulwama attack in 2019, both times leaving Indian aviation facing heavier disruption than Pakistan.
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