11 flights to and from Delhi cancelled due to Pakistan airspace closure

Eleven flights, either arriving at or departing from Delhi, were cancelled due to closure of Pakistan airspace on Friday, airport officials said here.

Due to the Pakistan airspace being closed, there were “22 departures and 17 arrivals that were late” at the Delhi airport on Friday, they said.

“Five flights, which planned to depart from Delhi on March 1, had to be cancelled due to closure of Pakistan airspace. Similarly, six flights, which planned to arrive at Delhi on Friday, had to be cancelled for the same reason,” the airport officials said.