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The closure of Pakistan in the air space in Indian airlines on Thursday makes carriers change some routes connecting India with Europe, North America, Central Asia and the Middle East.
Indian carriers – including Air India, Indigo, Akasa Air and Spicejet – should now fly longer, and thus. Fire may push some flights to add a gas station or cancel certain routes.
Indigo, the largest airline in the market share, said it expects several international flights to be affected, while Air India has stated that some of its flights to North America, Europe and the Middle East will be Take an alternative expanded route. Both statements were made last week on the Social Media X platform.
Air India did not respond to the CNBC request regarding the number of affected routes. Indigo said about 50 routes could affect and flights to Almaty, Kazakhstan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan were temporarily suspended.
The closure of the airspace comes against the background of the tit reaction from the TAT from the neighbors of the nuclear armed armed armed after the murder of 26 tourists in the picturesque city of the falconer in the Northwest State, introduced in India, Jammo and Kashmir.
India linked the massacre with Pakistani militants who denies Pakistan. Pakistan called “neutral” probe In the incident, which took over tensions in the long display, declared by both countries.
New routes and gas stations
The Air India A1101 flight from New Yelar on Saturday stopped at Copenhagen to the gas station, reports Global Service Service Flightradar24. The flight, which is usually non-stop, arrived almost six hours after the usual arrival time, according to its site.
The same flight on Friday was distracted by Vienna, arriving for four hours behind the schedule, Flightradar24 reports.
Pakistan’s restrictions can also complicate Indian carriers compete with other airlines that can continue to fly over Pakistan.
Closing Russia’s air space . However, Russia – and its air space is much greater than Pakistan.
Indian airlines run the majority of international flights to the country, more than 9,000 international trips are planned this month, according to Aviation Analytics Company Cirium.
Of these, Air India is planned to fly 519 flights to Europe and 309 to North America, Cirium data.
However, the airline “can overcome Russia to get to North America” on some flights, Cirium spokesman said Travel CNBC.
Many flights connecting northern Indian cities with the Middle East fly directly above Pakistan – a key region for Indian workers and vacationers.
Half (49.3%) of India’s weekend in 2023 was located in the Middle East, according to a data collection in India in 2024.
United Arab Emirates is the most popular place that attracts about 7.2 million Indian citizens – 50% – Indian migrant workers, 41% consist of rest and rest, and the remaining 9% – business travelers. According to India tourism.
Higher prices?
Indian carriers will pay the price, but passengers may not see how the air ticket is significantly increasing from the closure of Pakistan’s air space, said John Grant, Chief Analyst at Aviation Intelligence Oag.
“This is mostly most devastating to India’s airline,” he said. “These types of things are unlikely to increase air tickets.”
Pakistan’s five -month closure of Indian carriers in 2019 cost airlines about 7 billion Indian rupees ($ 82 million), reports local media.
However, the air tickets have already fallen on one route. Usually April is the most expensive moon that flew from New Delhi to Schrinar – the largest city in Jamma and Kashmir – with average prices within $ 175 to $ 255, Google flights reports.
Next week, flights to the city, where about 1.2 million people live, are sold for $ 150, showed on the site.
On April 23, 2025, an Indian paramedic to monitor the mud, south of Schrinar, after the attack, which killed 26 people in Kashmir, headed by India.
Tauseef Mustafa | AFP | Gets the image
Air India and Indigo, in some reports on X last week, said they would return or transfer orders to Srinar until May 7, Among the mass of cancellation of orders in the area.
Both airlines have added flights to Schrinar to accommodate travelers who are in a hurry to leave the region after the massacre last week.
Tourism in Kashmir, known for beautiful snow mountains and colorful valleys, witnessed unprecedented growth over the past few years, said Muet-Islam, a journalist and director who lives in the region.
He said that as the industry and investment grows, people from other professions left work to join the sector.
But now, “there is a pin in the region,” he said.
“I talked to several tourists who said they would not return to the cashmere valley.”
