Monday, June 26, 2023

Poor Weather Forces IndiGo A321neo To Enter Pakistani Airspace

Another incident of an IndiGo aircraft briefly entering Pakistani airspace has surfaced, the second this month. The aircraft was bound for Jammu in North India, but poor weather forced it to divert to Amritsar in the state of Punjab. However, the plane crossed the border and briefly entered Pakistani airspace on its way to Amritsar.

On June 25th, an IndiGo Airbus A321neo aircraft was performing a routine flight 6E2124 between Srinagar and Jammu when it was asked to divert to Amritsar due to poor weather. However, as the plane made its way to its alternate airport, it entered Pakistani airspace for a bit before re-entering India.

Thankfully, the diversion was being monitored by the respective air traffic controls in Lahore and Jammu, with all concerned authorities in the know to avoid any miscommunication. FlightRadar24.com shows the plane flying close to Gurjanwala in Pakistan around 10:39 UTC and then near Lahore a few minutes later.

Poor weather and diversions often force airplanes to deviate from their routine paths and sometimes enter new airspace. The concerned ATC is always aware of these diversions, which was the case with the latest IndiGo flight as well.

What makes these incidents related to India-Pakistan airspace jump out more is the tricky political relations between the two countries in recent years. Currently, there is no air or rail connectivity between India and Pakistan. Moreover, the status of Jammu and Kashmir is central to political tensions, and Pakistan has previously turned down overflight requests for connections from Srinagar to the UAE. Althought the route did commence again in 2022, before Go First filed for bankruptcy.

26/06/2023 Gaurav Joshi/Simple Flying

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