Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian flights until August 24

Pakistan has prolonged the closure of its airspace for flights operated by Indian airways by one other month, until August 24, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) stated.

No plane operated by Indian airways, or navy and civilian flights which are Indian-owned or leased, will likely be allowed to make use of Pakistani airspace, in keeping with a NOTAM (discover to airmen) that got here into impact at 3:50 pm Indian time on Friday (July 18, 2025).

The ban will stay in place until August 24 at 5:19 am (India time), the PAA stated.

The Indian airspace can be closed to all Pakistani plane until July 24 after a ban was imposed first on April 30 as a part of measures taken by the Indian authorities towards Pakistan within the wake of the Pahalgam terror assault that killed 26 individuals on April 22.

Pakistan shut its airspace for Indian plane on April 24 and the tit-for-tat restrictions by the 2 nations have been prolonged a number of instances.