India and Pakistan have both extended the closure of their airspace against each other for another month.
Both nations issued separate Notices to Airmen informing them of the extension of the ban, according to PTI. The closure from both ends has been extended till September 24.
India shut its airspace to Pakistani airlines days after Pakistan banned Indian airlines from flying over its territory following the killing of 26 men in an attack on tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.
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This is not the first time political tensions have disrupted air travel in the region. In 2019, following the Pulwama terror attack and a subsequent military escalation, Pakistan closed its entire airspace for nearly five months. That closure affected over 400 flights a day and forced widespread rerouting, leading to longer flight durations and significantly higher fuel bills for both Indian and international airlines.
