NEW DELHI : US aviation regulator Federal Aviation Administration warned American airlines and their pilots that there is risk involved in operating flights in Pakistan airspace due to “extremist or militant activity”, a news report said Friday quoting an official document.
“Exercise caution during flight operations. There is a risk to US civil aviation operating in the territory and airspace of Pakistan due to extremist/militant activity,” the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a notice to airmen (NOTAM) on 30 December, according to PTI.
The warning comes against the backdrop of fears that some terrorist groups operating in Pakistan could have acquired man portable air defence systems to target US aircraft.
