Pakistan makes airspace no go area for Srinagar to Sharjah flights

Pakistan’s refusal to allow use of its airspace for commercial flights from Srinagar to Sharjah has dampened India’s efforts to put Jammu and Kashmir on the international flight map. The service operated by low-cost airline Go First, inaugurated by home minister Amit Shah, had started the alternate day service on October 23.

Pakistan had permitted the flight to operate over its airspace initially. According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, services up to October 30 crossed Pak airspace but on November 2, the plane had to turn west over the Arabian Sea, increasing flying time by an hour.