India Shuts Airspace To All Pakistani Flights, Over Pahalgam Terror Attack
India Shuts Airspace To All Pakistani Flights: India’s big decision regarding Pakistan. They have closed their airspace to Pakistan. Restrictions on all flights from Pakistan have been imposed. No Pakistani aircraft will be allowed to enter Indian airspace from April 30 to May 23, 2025.
India on Wednesday issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) closing Indian airspace to Pakistani-registered and military aircraft. So it states that no Pakistani planes will be allowed to enter the airspace over India from April 30 to May 23 of 2025.
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Now, in the meantime, Pakistan was so much worried with the possibility of an Indian attack that it on Wednesday announced halting all flights to Gilgit, Skardu, and other places in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on account of security issues. A Pakistani official said the decision to suspend flights to the northern regions was taken after a review of national air security protocols. Foreign flights are also being closely monitored, with special attention being paid to international carriers coming from India.
What is the Airspace rule saying?
Airspace refers to part of the atmosphere covering the land and sea. So, this airspace is segmented into various parts to provide safety at the maximum standards as well as to ensure free flow of movement of aircraft. Article 1 of the Convention states sovereignty over airspace.
This means that every state has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory. Furthermore, the territory of any state includes all inland waters, territorial seas, and those waters extending 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) from the coast. While airspace is defined as that space above the territorial limits of any state, it would fall under the category as international.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) define clauses relating to airspace. Accordingly, it says that countries may enter into agreements to exercise control over a segment of international airspace.
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