How does India act as a key link in Pakistan aviation? Know alternative routes after aviation ban
Both India and Pakistan closed each other’s airlines after the Pahargam terrorist attacks. This is after the ties between the two countries, after the attack on Pahalgam, which is being cut off. India announced the move on April 30 and said it had closed airlines registered in Pakistan until May 23. Restricted airspace means that traveling to the south, southeast and Central Asia will be difficult and time-consuming for passengers in both countries, especially India. This has indeed affected airlines in both countries as they now have to reschedule longer, more expensive routes.
How does India act as a key link in Pakistan aviation? Know alternative routes after aviation ban
Both India and Pakistan closed each other’s airlines after the Pahargam terrorist attacks. This is after the ties between the two countries, after the attack on Pahalgam, which is being cut off. India announced the move on April 30 and said it had closed airlines registered in Pakistan until May 23. Restricted airspace means that traveling to the south, southeast and Central Asia will be difficult and time-consuming for passengers in both countries, especially India. This has indeed affected airlines in both countries as they now have to reschedule longer, more expensive routes.
When it comes to airspace, where is Pakistan Airlines after crossing Indian airspace? Also, will the closing Indian space travel to Pakistan Airlines affect the country?
Why is Indian airspace important to Pakistan?
Pakistan’s geographical location makes it an important air corridor in surrounding areas such as Southeast Asia, East Asia and Australia. Similarly, if Indian space is closed, Pakistan will have to switch to countries such as Iran, Afghanistan and even Central Asian countries for the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Asia and other regions such as Karachi, such as Karachi to Dubai, and where India does not need it. This means that airlines now have to incur more fuel costs and longer durations.
Indian airspace is more cost-effective, even shortest, for flights that Pakistan travels across the East, Middle East and Southeast Asian countries. Most private jets, especially those from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), require Indian airspace.
Which countries Pakistan Airlines travels through India
To complete the journey from Karachi or Islamabad to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, the airlines that travel through India from Pakistan, the trip is about 2.5-3 hours. After the airspace is prohibited, the flight will have to go from Karachi to the Arabian Sea near Andaman Nicobar to Daka.
For countries such as Malaya, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam Airlines from Pakistan, such as Lahore to Kuala Lumpur flights. The earlier route was Lahore to Delhi to Chennai to Kuala Lumpur, which took 4-5 hours, but now it flies from Karachi or Lahore to the Arabian Sea and then passes southern Sri Lanka and through the Maraka Strait to Southeast Asia.
In order to travel to China, Japan, South Korea and other countries, Pakistan’s airlines have taken the North India route to save time. An example of earlier routes is from Islamabad to Srinagar to Lhasa and then to Beijing, but now the flight will be re-routed to Tajikistan/Uzbekistan through Afghanistan.
For countries in Australia and New Zealand, Pakistan did not fly directly, but to reduce travel time, the airlines took the route through Indian airspace. For traveling to Middle Eastern countries, some Pakistan flights take Amritsar routes as an example, for example, Islamabad → Amritsar → Tashkent uses northern states such as Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir. Now, flights must pass through the Arabian Sea and Sri Lanka.
