Flying hours, operation costs: How India shutting airspace will impact Pakistan

India closed its airspace to all aircraft registered, operated, or leased by Pakistan-including commercial airlines and military flights - from April 30 to May 23, 2025. The airspace ban is seen as a tit-for-tat response amid rising tensions following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead.

Flying hours, operation costs: How India shutting airspace will impact Pakistan
India closed its airspace to all aircraft registered, operated, or leased by Pakistan-including commercial airlines and military flights - from April 30 to May 23, 2025. The airspace ban is seen as a tit-for-tat response amid rising tensions following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead.