Airlines have to adjust routes due to the escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan
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India controlled part of Kashmir, 27 Feb 2019
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Airlines are forced to adjust their routes due to the closure of airspace over Pakistan after the incident with the two planes of the Indian air force. Thus, the company “Russia” (enters into group “Aeroflot”) was forced to plan routes of flight, therefore increased the length of some long-haul routes. It is reported TASS with reference to the press service of the carrier.
The airline said that it has received information about the closure of the airspace over the territory of Pakistan and the air area of Kabul until 02:59 on February 28. In the result, two flights from Bangkok and Phuket to Vnukovo will have to land to refuel in Sharjah airport in the United Arab Emirates, and the flight from Moscow airport Sheremetyevo to Bangkok and landed at the alternate airport along the route in the airport of Tashkent.
In Russia also back liners of the airline Air Azur. In a press-service of the carrier said that for security purposes, flight commanders flight ZF-7747 Moscow – Phu Quoc and ZF-7833 Saint Petersburg – Krabi decided to return to Russia, RBC reports.
“After the replacement of the crew of these flights, passengers will continue to fly to places others safe, and consistent with the aviation authorities route. The airline is obliged to deliver passengers to places of rest after resolving the situation,” – said in Azur Air.
The incident affected the flights of foreign airlines. Thus, the plane Uzbek Uzbekistan Airways flight EN route Tashkent-Amritsar in India, returned to the airport of Tashkent, reports “Interfax. The airline decides the issue of a bypass route for flights to India. In Tashkent also unplanned landed the airliner of Air India EN route new York to Delhi.
In Europe due to the closure of air space of Pakistan will be changed routes of around 400 flights, reports TASS with reference to the European organization for the safety of air navigation (EUROCONTROL). To a greater extent the closure of airspace will affect air travel to and from Iran, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Earlier on Wednesday the representative of the Pakistan armed forces, major General Asif ghafoor said that the Pakistani air force shot down two Indian aircraft and arrested one pilot had ejected. The fate of two Indian pilots is unknown.
In connection with the incident, Pakistan urgently suspended domestic and international flights to the airports of Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot. In turn, the government of India has closed air space for transit of aircraft over the city of Amritsar.
The Indian side in turn, said that the Pakistani aircraft violated the airspace of India in the districts of poonch and Nowshera in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, but in the end were forced to turn back because of the actions of the Indian aviation, and one Pakistani fighter was shot down.