Major blow to Pakistan: The tensions between India and Pakistan have increased after the Pahalgam terror attack in which twenty-eight people were killed earlier this month. As a result of the tensions between the two neigbhours, both India and Pakistan have taken actions against each other. While India has taken many strict decisions including suspending the Indus Water Treaty and cancelling the visas to Pakistanis, the government of Pakistan had taken the decision to close its airspace for Indian flights. However, as things turned out, Pakistan must be repenting its decision.
After India took actions against Pakistan, Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian flights, which meant that Indian flights could not pass through the airspace of Pakistan and had to take the long route.
For a background, readers must note that every country has a space over its land area called an airspace and when an international flight goes from one country to another, it flies through the airspace of many countries and has to pay a fee called the ‘Overflight Fee’, which is governed by the rules of an international organization called ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).
Major loss to Pakistan after action against India
Reports have it that Pakistan used to earn 30 to 40 crore rupees every month from Indian flights alone and had to lose more than Rs 500 crore in 2019 when closed its airspace after the Balakot air strike. Therefore, Pakistan may have lost on crores during the last week.
Union Minister Naidu says govt working with airlines for solutions on airspace closure
Responding to the issues the passengers are facing due to the airspace closure, the government has said that it is assessing the situation and any decision will be taken only after a thorough understanding. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Monday the government is working with airlines for solutions, as per a report by news agency
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed at least 26 people, Pakistan last week barred Indian airlines from using its airspace.
(With inputs from agencies)
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