Air India losing Rs 3 crore daily due to closure of Pakistan airspace

Air India is incurring a loss of around Rs 3 crore daily on its Europe, US flights due to the closure of Pakistan airspace, a senior airline official said on Thursday. Last Wednesday, Pakistan closed its airspace to all overflying flights forcing airlines from India and other nations to take a detour. This has led to increase in flight duration and  has put a strain on Mumbai’s air traffic controllers, who are working extra shifts to handle the increase in traffic.

On Thursday,  Pakistan civil aviation authority extended the closure for overflying flights by another day till Friday afternoon. Flights within