Airspace closure for Indian flights: Pakistan government takes key decision

Airspace closure for Indian flights: Pakistan government takes key decision

ISLAMABAD - Over the issue of Airspace closure for Indian flights, Pakistan government takes key decision.

Pakistani airspace on its eastern border with India will remain closed until June 14, a civil aviation official said on Wednesday.

Pakistan closed its airspace in February after deadly attack by JeM in occupied Jammu and Kashmir led to aerial bombing missions on each other's soil and a fighter dogfight over Kashmir.

Foreign carriers using Indian airspace have been forced to take costly detours because they cannot fly over Pakistan. The closure mainly affects flights from Europe to Southeast Asia.