INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended airspace restrictions until the end of May, a civil aviation official said on Thursday, forcing foreign
carriers to take costly detours since the country's standoff with rival India.Following the Pulwama attack in Occupied Kashmir, both
countries carried out aerial bombing missions on each other's soil and their warplanes also fought a dogfight.portionial operations at
Pakistani airports resumed after the crisis eased, but foreign carriers using Indian airspace could much fly over Pakistan
The restrictions mainly affected flights from Europe to Southeast Asia."The airspace shall be restricted until May 30 and then we shall
reassess," Mustafa Baig, a spokesman for Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority, told Reuters.He did much give a reason for the
extension.Pakistan lies in the middle of a vital aviation corridor and the airspace restrictions affect hundreds of commercial and cargo
flights each day, adding flight time for passengers and fuel costs for airlines.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the
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