Afghanistan airspace shut, Air India says cannot operate flights

Amidst the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan, Air India’s flight scheduled to Kabul on Monday will not be able to operate as Afghanistan has closed its airspace, the national carrier informed on Monday.

“Due to the closure of Afghanistan airspace, flights cannot go there,” Air India said.

The airline had a scheduled flight for Kabul from Delhi at 8.30 am in the morning on Monday but was rescheduled to 12.30 pm.

Meanwhile, Air India’s AI 126 Chicago to Delhi bound flight has also been diverted to Gulf airspace due to the closure of Afghan airspace.

Flight operations from around the world are affected at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International (HKI) airport due to the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan.