Post airstrike, Pakistan partially opens airspace from India for west-bound flights
India TV NewsPost airstrikes conducted by Indian Air Force on Pakistan's Balakot, Pak has one of its 11 air routes, P518, for west-bound flights from India. "Since the route P518 that has been opened passes over south Pakistan, the air travel time for west-bound flights from Delhi will not decrease substantially," the official clarified. Due to the closure of Pakistan airspace, the operating cost for Air India has increased significantly for the flights with the destinations in Europe and the US, as it had to take longer routes. Air India had requested its "inactive" crew members to "immediately" join work as the airline had been forced to cancel and reroute a number of the US and Europe-bound flights due to the closure of Pakistan airspace on March 15.