Overview

• Pakistan Airports Authority issued a NOTAM effective July 18 at 3:50 pm India time, extending the ban on all Indian-operated civilian and military flights through 5:19 am on August 24.
• India’s own airspace closure on Pakistani carriers remains in place until July 24 following its April 30 notice in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
• Major Indian airlines such as Air India and IndiGo are rerouting around Pakistan via longer overwater corridors, adding up to hours to westbound flight times.
• These detours are driving higher fuel burn, payload constraints and schedule disruptions that raise operational costs for carriers.
• Pakistan forgoes overflight fee revenue as both nations repeatedly prolong the restrictions in a tit-for-tat dynamic dating back to the April terror attack.