Pakistan has extended the ban on India from using its airspace by another month. It has been a year since the neighbouring country imposed an airspace ban on India.
The Pakistan Airports Authority said in the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that “all Indian-registered, leased, commercial and military aircraft will remain barred from Pakistani airspace until 5 am on May 24, 2026”. Pakistan has kept its airspace closed to Indian flights since April 24, 2025, a move that reportedly cost Indian airlines billions of rupees.
The notice was issued days before the previous one was set to expire on April 24.
The closure of the airspace for Indian airlines came following conflict between the two countries in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, for which New Delhi blamed Islamabad.
Pakistan, however, rejected the allegations and also called for a transparent inquiry.
In response, India also closed its airspace to Pakistani airlines. Pakistan has imposed such restrictions on India for the first time. The ban has hit commercial Indian airlines badly as they used Pakistani airspace to operate most of their flights to and from different Indian cities to Gulf countries in particular.
Airspace closures were previously enacted during the 1999 Kargil conflict and the 2019 Pulwama crisis.
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