Overview
- The Pakistan Airports Authority issued a Notice to Airmen closing Pakistan's airspace to Indian-registered aircraft and said the restriction will remain effective until 5am on November 24.
- The ban dates to April 23, 2025, and India has kept reciprocal restrictions on Pakistani carriers since April 30, 2025, with open hostilities between the two countries ending in a US-brokered ceasefire on May 10, 2025.
- The NOTAM applies to all Indian-registered civil and military aircraft, including leased planes, and is an administrative tool that Pakistan has used repeatedly to enforce the closure.
- Indian airlines have borne the bulk of the disruption through longer routes, higher fuel and crew costs, and schedule delays while Pakistan's civil aviation has faced far smaller operational effects.
- Claims about battlefield losses during the May 2025 exchanges come from Pakistani authorities and lack broad independent confirmation, and the sustained airspace ban is likely to remain a low‑intensity lever for signalling between the two governments and to keep pressure on regional flight operations.