ISLAMABAD – Pakistani authorities have announced the closure of the country’s airspace to an Indian airline operating flights between Srinagar and Sharjah, reported local media.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority had reportedly granted permission to the Go First airlines but it is unclear if the permission had been given for an individual flight.
The first flight on the direct Srinagar-Sharjah route was operated on October 23 and it had used Pakistani airspace to reach the destination.
According to flight-tracking websites, including flightradar24.com, the Indian airline continued to operate the flights on the route until November 01.
The airline did not fly over the Line of Control (LOC) between the Pakistan and India controlled parts of Kashmir. Instead, its flights first flew towards Pathankot and Amritsar in the Indian Punjab and then enter Pakistani airspace near Lahore.
On Wednesday, Indian media reported that Pakistan has refused to allow GoFirst to use its airspace.
“The matter has been reported to ministries concerned, including the civil aviation ministry, the external affairs ministry and the home ministry” Hindustan Times said on its website citing news agency ANI.
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