Pakistan has maintained the closure of its airspace to India-operated flights since April 23, 2025
Pakistan has extended its ban on India-operated airlines and India-registered aircraft from using its airspace for another month, bringing the restrictions close to a full year.
The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has issued a new Notice to Airmen (Notam), confirming that the country’s airspace will remain closed to Indian aircraft until April 24.
Pakistan has kept its airspace closed to Indian flights since April 23, 2025, a move that has reportedly led to losses worth billions of rupees for Indian airlines.
Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian airlines in a reciprocal move after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty amid heightened tensions following the deadly Pahalgam attack in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
In response, India also closed its airspace to Pakistani airlines on April 30.
On May 6–7, 2025, India carried out attacks on multiple cities in Pakistan.
In response, Pakistan’s armed forces launched a large-scale retaliatory operation, “Operation Bunyanum Marsoos,” targeting several Indian military sites across different regions.
Pakistan reportedly downed seven Indian fighter jets, including three Rafale aircraft, as well as dozens of drones. After around 87 hours of conflict, the situation between the two nuclear-armed nations ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States.
While India’s aviation sector suffered significant losses, the impact on Pakistan’s aviation industry remained minimal.
This was not the first time Pakistan imposed such measures. Similar airspace restrictions were enforced during the 1999 Kargil conflict and the 2019 Pulwama crisis, both of which had a greater impact on Indian aviation than on Pakistan.
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