Pakistan has closed its airspace to all Indian airlines as tensions between the two countries escalate after the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam mass shooting attack.
The ch-aviation schedules module shows that there are currently no scheduled flights between the two countries. However, the closure will impact multiple services operated by Indian airlines, including flights to Europe and those connecting northern India and the Gulf states.
"Due to the announced restriction of Pakistan airspace for all Indian airlines, it is expected that some Air India flights to or from North America, UK, Europe, and Middle East will take an alternative extended route. Air India regrets the inconvenience caused to our passengers due to this unforeseen airspace closure that is outside our control," the carrier said.
"In light of airspace closure by Pakistan for Indian airlines, schedules of a few of our international flights are impacted. We understand this may cause inconvenience to our customers, which our teams are working hard to minimise as much as possible," IndiGo Airlines shared in a statement.
The decision adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers on April 24 comes in retaliation for a series of Indian measures including the revocation of all visas issued to Pakistani citizens, the closure of the only land border crossing between the two countries, and the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, a landmark water-sharing agreement between the two countries. In turn, Islamabad has suspended all trade with India, including trade routed via third countries, and said it would suspend the Simla Agreement, a 1972 peace deal that governs relations between the two states.
The escalation comes after 26 tourists were killed in a shooting rampage near Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir. Pakistani terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba claimed responsibility for the attack.
