Mumbai: Amid escalating tensions between the two countries, several international flights were affected on Thursday after Pakistan closed its air space.
At least seven international arrivals and eight departures were cancelled at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, while two other flights were diverted.
Canada's flag carrier Air Canada has also temporarily suspended its flights to India. Air Canada operates 18 flights weekly to India from Toronto Pearson.
Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that all international and domestic flights operations across Pakistan stand suspended on Thursday.
The move came amid escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan after Indian Air Force carried out a pre-dawn air strike on terror bases in Pakistan on Tuesday. Pakistan violated Indian air space on Wednesday.
"NOTAM is still in place & airspace over #Pakistan remains closed. Apology for an earlier tweet that
indicated the partial opening of our airspace for commercial aviation. Any further information will be shared accordingly," Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) tweeted early on Thursday.
Meanwhile, several Indian airlines have waived off cancellations and re-booking charges after flight
operations across eight airports - Amritsar, Pathankot, Srinagar, Jammu, Shimla, Dharamshala, Kullu and Leh - were shut briefly on Wednesday.
"There are no cancellations for the Chandigarh, Dehradun and Amritsar airports in North India which were affected yesterday," said an official.
Air India has capped fares at Rs 5,000 for flights to Srinagar, Leh and Jammu from New Delhi, besides waiving off rescheduling charges for up to the first week of March.
28/02/19 Mumbai Mirror
To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline
At least seven international arrivals and eight departures were cancelled at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, while two other flights were diverted.
Canada's flag carrier Air Canada has also temporarily suspended its flights to India. Air Canada operates 18 flights weekly to India from Toronto Pearson.
Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that all international and domestic flights operations across Pakistan stand suspended on Thursday.
The move came amid escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan after Indian Air Force carried out a pre-dawn air strike on terror bases in Pakistan on Tuesday. Pakistan violated Indian air space on Wednesday.
"NOTAM is still in place & airspace over #Pakistan remains closed. Apology for an earlier tweet that
indicated the partial opening of our airspace for commercial aviation. Any further information will be shared accordingly," Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) tweeted early on Thursday.
Meanwhile, several Indian airlines have waived off cancellations and re-booking charges after flight
operations across eight airports - Amritsar, Pathankot, Srinagar, Jammu, Shimla, Dharamshala, Kullu and Leh - were shut briefly on Wednesday.
"There are no cancellations for the Chandigarh, Dehradun and Amritsar airports in North India which were affected yesterday," said an official.
Air India has capped fares at Rs 5,000 for flights to Srinagar, Leh and Jammu from New Delhi, besides waiving off rescheduling charges for up to the first week of March.
28/02/19 Mumbai Mirror
0 comments:
Post a Comment