Compared to the costs Pakistan incurs as a result of Indian airspace being closed to its flight operations, India has suffered a considerably greater blow as a result of Pakistan’s restriction of its airspace to aircraft owned and operated by Indians.
Hundreds of Indian flights are being disrupted by the closure of Pakistani airspace, which also raises the cost of fuel and transit and forces long-haul airlines to make expensive mid-route refueling stops.
After India resorted to pointless measures in response to an attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan took the action during a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting.
The ban, which is in force from April 24 to May 23, affects both military and commercial planes and comes as tensions between the two neighbors who possess nuclear weapons have increased.
