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Pakistan excludes India from its airspace after 26 killed in Kashmir attack
April 28th 2025
Pakistan has closed its airspace to all of India’s airlines as tensions escalate between the two countries following a militant attack in the resort town of Pahalgam in India-administered Kashmir. Read More » Scores of flights have been cancelled since the closure was announced late last week with some flights taking two hours longer to complete their journeys than scheduled while some aircraft are being forced to make refueling stops en route. “Due to the announced restriction of Pakistan airspace for all India airlines, it is expected some Air India flights to or from North America, the U.K., Europe and the Middle East will take an alternative extended route,” Air India said on its website. “Air India regrets the inconvenience caused to our passengers due to this unforeseen airspace closure that is outside our control. We would like to reiterate that at Air India, the safety of our customers and crew remains our top priority.” Other India airlines have published similar statements of apology.
