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India-Pakistan relations
Why is it in news?
- In a partial relief to airlines, Pakistan has opened one route for west-bound flights from India more than a month after it shut its airspace for all civilian flights following the Indian Air Force’s strikes at Balakot.
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- Decision on some flights pending:
- A decision on opening a passage for flights overflying Pakistan and entering India is yet to be taken.
- The route that has been opened passes from near Mumbai and enters southern Pakistan.
- This is only one of the 11 exit and entry points between India and Pakistan.
- Hike in operational costs:(1) Since the ban by Pakistan on the use of its airspace, several flights within Asia, between Asia and West Asia or Europe or the U.S. were forced to take a longer route, entailing an increase in flight duration and sometimes a halt for refuelling.(2) This led to an increase in operational costs, forcing many airlines to cancel flights or hike fares.
Source
The Hindu