Pakistan denies airspace to PM Modi, India angry
5 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan denies airspace to PM Modi, India angry

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India has approached the International Civil Aviation Organisation against Pakistan’s decision of refusing permission for allow the VVIP Air India One aircraft that carried Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Saudi Arabia on Monday evening on an official visit. Overflight clearances are sought, and granted by other countries as per prescribed ICAO guidelines and India will continue to seek such overflight clearances.” “Separately, we have taken up the matter of such denial with the relevant international civil aviation body,” he said. Two weeks prior to that, Pakistan had refused permission for Air India One carrying President Ram Nath Kovind to use its airspace to fly to Iceland. “The Convention on International Civil Aviation, which ICAO helps governments to cooperate under, only applies to the operations of civilian aircraft and not to state or military aircraft,” the ICAO spokesperson said.

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Pakistan Refuses Airspace Permission to New Srinagar-Sharjah Flight
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan Refuses Airspace Permission to New Srinagar-Sharjah Flight

News 18  

Pakistan on Tuesday denied use of its airspace to Go First’s Srinagar-Sharjah flight, inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to the Valley last month. Pakistan’s denial forced the flight to take a longer route and fly over Gujarat to reach its destination in the UAE, the government officials said on Wednesday. “Pakistan has refused its airspace …

Pakistan refuses use of its airspace for Srinagar-Sharjah flights: Reports
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan refuses use of its airspace for Srinagar-Sharjah flights: Reports

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan has refused to allow Go First's Srinagar-Sharjah flight to fly in its airspace, news agency ANI reported. PM Modi's plane flies over Pakistan airspace, to return from Italy via same route National Conference leader and former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said the development is very unfortunate. The withdrawal of the permission comes at a time when the Pakistan …

PM Modi's plane flies over Pakistan airspace, to return from Italy via same route
3 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi's plane flies over Pakistan airspace, to return from Italy via same route

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special VVIP flight, en route to Italy for the G20 Summit, flew over the Pakistani airspace on Friday and the aircraft will use it again on its return journey after getting formal permission from Islamabad, according to a media report here on Sunday. Prime Minister Modi's plane Boeing 777, 300ER, K7066 entered the Pakistani airspace from …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane flies over Pakistan airspace en route the US
3 years, 3 months ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane flies over Pakistan airspace en route the US

Firstpost  

In 2019, Pakistan had denied twice India’s request to use its airspace for Modi’s flight New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plane en route to the United States flew over the Pakistan airspace on Wednesday after the neighbouring country gave permission for the aircraft, according to sources. There was no official confirmation from the government on whether the prime minister’s …

PM Modi's US Flight To Avoid Afghanistan; Pakistan Gives Nod To Use Its Airspace
3 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi's US Flight To Avoid Afghanistan; Pakistan Gives Nod To Use Its Airspace

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s non-stop flight to the United States on Wednesday will fly over Pakistan’s airspace to avoid Afghanistan. According to sources, India had sought permission from Pakistan regarding the usage of Pakistan’s airspace for Modi’s flight to the US, for which Islamabad gave a nod. Earlier, Pakistan had denied the permission of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime …

India allows use of airspace by Pakistan PM Imran Khan's special aircraft
3 years, 10 months ago

India allows use of airspace by Pakistan PM Imran Khan's special aircraft

Hindustan Times  

India allowed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's special aircraft to use the country’s airspace while flying to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, people familiar with developments said on condition of anonymity. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan disembarks from an aircraft after his arrival in Colombo on Tuesday on a two day visit. India’s decision to allow the special flight to use …

ICAO acknowledges India's concerns against Pak denying airspace to PM Modi's Air India One
5 years, 2 months ago

ICAO acknowledges India's concerns against Pak denying airspace to PM Modi's Air India One

India TV News  

The International Civil Aviation Organisation has acknowledged India's concern about Pakistan repeatedly denying India the use of its airspace. India had lodged a complaint with the ICAO against Pakistan for its refusal to give overflying access to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight heading o Saudi Arabia. An official statemenet by the ICAO read, "ICAO's Council President has acknowledged the letter …

Pakistan again denies airspace for PM Modi flight; India approaches global body
5 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan again denies airspace for PM Modi flight; India approaches global body

India TV News  

India has lodged a strong protest to global aviation body after Pakistan on Sunday denied its airspace being used for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight to Saudi Arabia. Normally, Prime Minister of India or President of India use Air India One for official state trips abroad. Air India One is equipped with missile-deflecting systems, modern flight management system including global …

India takes up Pakistan's denial of airspace use to PM's aircraft with international body
5 years, 2 months ago

India takes up Pakistan's denial of airspace use to PM's aircraft with international body

India TV News  

India has taken up Pakistan's denial of use of its airspace to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, government sources said on Monday. Sources said India regrets Pakistan's decision to yet again deny overflight clearance for the VVIP special flight which is otherwise granted routinely by any normal country. Citing alleged human rights violations in …

Pakistan denies use of its airspace to PM Modi
5 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan denies use of its airspace to PM Modi

The Hindu  

Pakistan on Sunday said it has denied India’s request to allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s VVIP flight to use its airspace for his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia, citing the alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan has decided not to allow Prime Minister Modi to use the country’s …

‘Pakistan will realise folly of denying PM its airspace’
5 years, 3 months ago

‘Pakistan will realise folly of denying PM its airspace’

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Following the refusal of Pakistan to allow the VVIP Air India One aircraft — that will carry Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States — to overfly its airspace, Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said that Islamabad “should realise the folly of its actions” and that if Pakistan “is in violation of norms of the International Civil Aviation …

Pakistan refuses use of its airspace for PM Modi’s flight to US
5 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan refuses use of its airspace for PM Modi’s flight to US

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Pakistan on Wednesday said it has refused permission to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from using its airspace when he travels to the US later this week. “We have conveyed to the Indian High Commission that we will not allow use of our airspace for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flight,” said Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, according …

India urges Pakistan to allow use of air space for PM Modi’s US visit
5 years, 3 months ago

India urges Pakistan to allow use of air space for PM Modi’s US visit

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India has sought permission from Pakistan to use its air space for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US later this week amid tension between the two countries after India revoked a temporary provision in its Constitution giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Indian carriers usually use Pakistani air space on all their west bound flights, …

India not pleased with Pakistan's denial of airspace for President's flight; calls unilateral actions 'futile'
5 years, 4 months ago

India not pleased with Pakistan's denial of airspace for President's flight; calls unilateral actions 'futile'

India TV News  

India has expressed its displeasure at Pakistan's unilateral decision to disallow President Ram Nath Kovind's plane over its airspace. Islamabad turned down the request based on the "alarming human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir ", according to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Qureshi said Prime Minister Imran Khan had approved of the decision to reject the request and added …

Pakistan denies use of airspace to President Ram Nath Kovind for foreign visit
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan denies use of airspace to President Ram Nath Kovind for foreign visit

Live Mint  

Islamabad: Pakistan has refused India's request to allow President Ram Nath Kovind to use its airspace for his flight to Iceland, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday. Khan's government was under pressure from the Opposition and some ministers to impose on India to use its airspace after India revoked special status of Kashmir. Pakistan has already suspended its …

Pakistan refuses Indian president's request to use its airspace for foreign visits
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan refuses Indian president's request to use its airspace for foreign visits

India TV News  

Pakistan has refused a request by India to allow President Ram Nath Kovind to use its airspace for his flight to Iceland, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday. Kovind will embark on a visit to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia from Monday during which he is expected to brief the top leadership in those countries on India's "national concerns", …

Closure of airspace with India will be decided at a time of our choosing: Pakistan
5 years, 4 months ago

Closure of airspace with India will be decided at a time of our choosing: Pakistan

India TV News  

Pakistan on Thursday said it could order the closure of its airspace for India "at a time of its choosing", but so far no decision has been taken yet. The FO spokesperson's comments come a day after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that no decision has been taken yet to close the airspace to India and any such step …

Pakistan to partially close Karachi airspace from 28 to 31 August for operational reasons, says decision not because of tensions with India
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan to partially close Karachi airspace from 28 to 31 August for operational reasons, says decision not because of tensions with India

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a Notice To Airmen, closing the three routes of Karachi airspace from 28 to 31 August, reported Dunya News. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday issued a Notice To Airmen, closing the three routes of Karachi airspace from 28 to 31 August, reported Dunya News. Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after India abrogated provisions …

Pakistan mulling complete closure of airspace to India
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan mulling complete closure of airspace to India

Live Mint  

After expelling the Indian high Commisioner to Islamabad and cutting off trade links with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was considering a complete closure of airspace to India, a minister said in a Twitter post on Tuesday. "PM is considering a complete closure of Airspace to India, a complete ban on use of Pakistan Land routes for Indian trade …

Pakistanis want to 'shut down Indian airspace', so Modi's planes can't fly
5 years, 5 months ago

Pakistanis want to 'shut down Indian airspace', so Modi's planes can't fly

Op India  

Pakistan is rightly called a parody nation. Pakistani Twitter users have been asking Imran Khan to teach Modi a lesson by ‘shutting down Indian Airspace’ After Pakistan closed its airspace following the Balakot airstrikes of February 26, Air India suffered a financial loss of over Rs 491 crore,we have to do it again#ShutDownIndianAirSpace pic.twitter.com/5o6UcPtUnK pic.twitter.com/zFWqEKfW1x — Asad Ullah August 9, …

Pakistan airspace remains open for Indian flights: CAA
5 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan airspace remains open for Indian flights: CAA

India TV News  

Pakistan on Thursday clarified that it has neither closed its airspace for India nor re-routed any route for the Indian flights. "There has been no change to the notice to airmen and all flights are being operated as per schedule issued earlier," Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan spokesperson Mujtaba Baig told PTI. "Pakistan has neither closed its airspace for India nor …

PM Modi not to fly over Pakistan while travelling to SCO
5 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi not to fly over Pakistan while travelling to SCO

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a big surprise intended to be a curt veiled message to Pakistan, the special Air India flight with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on board will now avoid Pakistani airspace en route to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. The Indian government announced on Wednesday that the special flight will now fly via Oman and Iran to Bishkek for the Shanghai …

Modi will not use Pakistan airspace on way to Bishkek
5 years, 6 months ago

Modi will not use Pakistan airspace on way to Bishkek

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided not to fly over Pakistan and instead fly over Oman and Iran when he goes to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday for a regional summit, in a move that can described as a snub to Islamabad. New Delhi seems to have decided on the more circuitous route to Bishkek, despite Pakistan giving …

Narendra Modi not to fly over Pakistan airspace en route Bishkek; Air India One to be routed via Central Asian countries
5 years, 6 months ago

Narendra Modi not to fly over Pakistan airspace en route Bishkek; Air India One to be routed via Central Asian countries

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to alter the air route on way to Bishkek, apparently in order to avoid flying over Pakistan airspace. Air India One flying Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit starting on Thursday will avoid Pakistani airspace and will instead travel over Oman, Iran and Central …

Pakistan allows Narendra Modi’s aircraft to fly over its airspace to Bishkek for SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan
5 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan allows Narendra Modi’s aircraft to fly over its airspace to Bishkek for SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan

Firstpost  

Pakistan on 10 June decided in principle to let Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft fly over its airspace to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, where he has to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on 13-14 June. Lahore: Pakistan on Monday decided in principle to let Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft fly over its airspace to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, where he has …

Pakistan decides to let PM Modi’s plane fly over its airspace to Bishkek
5 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan decides to let PM Modi’s plane fly over its airspace to Bishkek

Live Mint  

Pakistan on Monday decided in principle to let Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft fly over its airspace to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan where he has to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on June 13-14, where his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan would also be present. India requested Pakistan to let Prime Minister Modi's aircraft fly over its airspace to Bishkek in …

Pakistan Likely to Lift Curbs on Airspace Along Indian Border
5 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan Likely to Lift Curbs on Airspace Along Indian Border

The Quint  

Pakistan on Saturday indicated that it may lift the airspace ban along its eastern border with India, imposed on February 27 after the Balakot airstrike, to reciprocate IAF's decision to remove all restrictions on all air routes in the Indian airspace. The Indian Air Force on Friday announced on Twitter: "Temporary restrictions on all air routes in the Indian airspace, …

Indian Air Force removes temporary airspace restrictions imposed after Balakot airstrike
5 years, 7 months ago

Indian Air Force removes temporary airspace restrictions imposed after Balakot airstrike

India TV News  

In a signal to Pakistan to open its airspace for commercial airlines, Indian Air Force has announced that all temporary restrictions imposed vis-a-vis Indian airspace post Balakot airstrike have been lifted. Pakistan had fully closed its airspace on February 27 after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Balakot. Indian Air Force tweeted on Friday evening, …

Pakistan likely to remove restriction on air space usage
5 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan likely to remove restriction on air space usage

India TV News  

Pakistan is likely to lift the airspace ban along its eastern border with India in reciprocation to India's decision to remove all the temporary restrictions on all air routes in the Indian air space, a senior Pakistani government official indicated Saturday. The Indian Air Force on Friday announced on Twitter: "Temporary restrictions on all air routes in the Indian airspace, …

Pakistan willing to open airspace if India decreases troops build up at the LOC
5 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan willing to open airspace if India decreases troops build up at the LOC

India TV News  

Losing heavily on overflying charges, Pakistan is keen to remove airspace restriction for airlines flying to and from India provided the latter decreases army build-up on the border between the two neighbouring countries. In the wake of escalating tension following an airstrike by Indian Air Force in Balakot last February, Pakistan had restricted its airspace for airlines to and from …

Pak to review re-opening of airspace for Indian flights; minister says no change in status quo
5 years, 7 months ago

Pak to review re-opening of airspace for Indian flights; minister says no change in status quo

India TV News  

Pakistan will review re-opening of its airspace for Indian flights on May 15 amid heightened Indo-Pak military tensions, a civil aviation official said Sunday, but a senior minister indicated that the status quo will remain till the elections are over in India. "The Pakistani government will decide whether to lift or not its airspace ban for the Indian flights on …

Post airstrike, Pakistan partially opens airspace from India for west-bound flights
5 years, 9 months ago

Post airstrike, Pakistan partially opens airspace from India for west-bound flights

India TV News  

Post 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 …

Pakistan partially opens airspace for Air India
5 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan partially opens airspace for Air India

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan’s civil aviation authority has partially opened its airspace from India allowing Air India’s US and Europe bound flights to fly over it, saving 15 minutes, two officials familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity. Pakistan partially opens airspace for Air India. If more routes are opened in coming days, we will save lot of money on fuel,” …

Modi has tough choices after Pakistan's capture of IAF pilot: Diplomacy may work, but will have strategic, political costs
5 years, 10 months ago

Modi has tough choices after Pakistan's capture of IAF pilot: Diplomacy may work, but will have strategic, political costs

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s foray into Indian airspace — as expressed by the statement released by MOFA on Wednesday morning — was aimed more at reclaiming some lost ground and playing to the gallery back home instead of a serious retaliation. On Tuesday, as news emerged that Indian Air Force had carried out an audacious “pre-emptive non-military strike” deep inside Pakistan’s territory in …

Commercial flights to and from Pakistan, India disrupted as tensions rise
5 years, 10 months ago

Commercial flights to and from Pakistan, India disrupted as tensions rise

Firstpost  

everal airlines, including Emirates and Qatar Airways, suspended flights to Pakistan on Wednesday after the South Asian nation closed its air space following heightened tensions with neighbouring India New Delhi: Several airlines, including Emirates and Qatar Airways, suspended flights to Pakistan on Wednesday after the South Asian nation closed its air space following heightened tensions with neighbouring India. Etihad, flydubai, …

India-Pakistan standoff: Security heightened across Delhi; defence chiefs brief PM Modi | Highlights
5 years, 10 months ago

India-Pakistan standoff: Security heightened across Delhi; defence chiefs brief PM Modi | Highlights

India TV News  

09:44 pm: Security increased in national capital Security has been bolstered across the national capital amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan, police said. 06:50 pm: India expects immediate and safe return of IAF pilot, MEA tells Pak envoy The Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan was summoned this afternoon by MEA to lodge a strong protest at the unprovoked act …

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