Pakistan opens airspace for all flights

Pakistan opens airspace for all flights

Flight operations for International and Domestic routes will be opened but transit flights still remain closed.  
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Tuesday opened its airspace for all home and international flights after keeping it closed for 28 days because of escalation in tensions with India.

The country had in part resumed flight operations from Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta in advance this month.

Now flight operations from all airports for global and home routes can be resumed as per time table, but transit flights will live suspended.

Flight operations have been suspended after Pakistan closed its airspace on Feb 27 for all global and home flights within the wake of the security scenario.

The Civil Aviation Authority had issued notices to all airmen approximately the closure of the usa’s airspace.

in advance this month, Pakistan had resumed constrained flight operations from Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta after closing it for approximately one week. Later, restrained flight operations were additionally allowed on the Allama Iqbal worldwide Airport.

PIA spokesman Mashood Tajwar said that when establishing of the airspace on Tuesday, Pakistan international airways (PIA) resumed its flights on all airports of the united states of america as its flights to and from Lahore to Islamabad PK-652, PK-651, PK-650 and PK-653 operated as consistent with agenda. He further said that PIA flights to and from Karachi to Multan PK-580 and PK-581 would additionally operate in keeping with the agenda.

The spokesman stated that PIA flights to and from Karachi-Sukkur PK-536 and PK-537 could also operate as in step with schedule. He additionally said that the national flag provider’s flights for Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan and D.G. Khan had also resumed operations, however flights for Sialkot would be resumed on March 28 after repair paintings at the Sialkot airport’s runway turned into completed.

A fresh word to airmen said that flight operations to and from following airports in Pakistan shall stay available as consistent with operation hours from Islamabad Inter­countrywide Airport, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad and Multan.

however, flights for Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and New Delhi will not operate because of safety motives.


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