{"id":4580,"date":"2025-08-10T19:51:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/overflying-charges-explained-why-closing-pakistani-airspace-to-india-registered-aircraft-made-islamabads-wallet-cry\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T19:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:51:54","slug":"overflying-charges-explained-why-closing-pakistani-airspace-to-india-registered-aircraft-made-islamabads-wallet-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/overflying-charges-explained-why-closing-pakistani-airspace-to-india-registered-aircraft-made-islamabads-wallet-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"Overflying charges Explained: Why closing Pakistani airspace to India-registered aircraft made Islamabad&#8217;s wallet cry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As a consequence of closing its airspace to Indian aircraft, Pakistan has suffered a loss of over Rs 127 crore to date, according to reports. Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian-registered planes on April 24, 2025, in response to New Delhi&rsquo;s decision to <b>suspend the Indus Waters Treaty <\/b>following the Pahalgam terror attack.<\/p>\n<p>The PAA, the autonomous government body that manages, operates, and develops the country&rsquo;s airports, confirmed that Islamabad&rsquo;s finances incurred losses exceeding Rs 1,240 crore (PKR 4.1 billion) in just over two months due to the ban. This information was reportedly submitted to the National Assembly by Pakistan&rsquo;s Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>The PKR 4.1 billion in revenue losses were reported between April 24 and June 30. The ministry reportedly categorised this sum as &ldquo;revenue shortfalls, not overall financial losses.&rdquo; According to The Dawn, the ministry stated, &ldquo;While financial losses occur, sovereignty and national defence take precedence over economic considerations.&rdquo; The ban on Indian planes, which was in effect from April 24 to June 30, impacted 100 to 150 daily flights, leading to a reduction in Pakistan&rsquo;s total transit air traffic by nearly 20%.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | Indus Waters Treaty: Done with threats, Pakistan now plans new water storage capacity<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After its airspace was closed to Indian-registered aircraft, the Pakistan Airports Authority experienced a significant decline in overflying charges, the report added. Overflying charges, or en-route charges, are the fees that an airline pays a country for the right to fly through its airspace without landing. The cost of these charges depends on factors such as the distance flown within the country&rsquo;s airspace and the aircraft&rsquo;s weight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-parsys\">\n<div class=\"par6 parsys\">\n<div class=\"highlights section\">\n<div class=\"article-highlights\">\n<h2>ALSO READ:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, another report claimed that Pakistan has extended the airspace closure for Indian flights until August 24. Although Pakistan&rsquo;s airspace is closed to Indian aircraft, Indian carriers have continued to use other international flight routes. However, Pakistan&rsquo;s aircraft are still not allowed to use India&rsquo;s airspace. India&rsquo;s Minister of State for Civil Aviation stated that Indian airspace would remain closed to Pakistani aircraft until August 23.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The ban is part of various measures taken by the government against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack. &ldquo;The Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting Pakistani aircraft from entering Indian airspace has been officially extended till 23rd August 2025,&rdquo; Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said. This extension reflects continued strategic considerations and is in line with prevailing security protocols, the minister said in a post on X late on Tuesday. Initially, the ban was to end on May 24 and the same was extended first till June 24 and then till July 24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<div>Overflying charges Explained: Why closing Pakistani airspace to India-registered aircraft made Islamabad&rsquo;s wallet cry<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a consequence of closing its airspace to Indian aircraft, Pakistan has suffered a loss of over Rs 127 crore to date, according to reports. Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian-registered planes on April 24, 2025, in response to New Delhi&rsquo;s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack. The PAA,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/overflying-charges-explained-why-closing-pakistani-airspace-to-india-registered-aircraft-made-islamabads-wallet-cry\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Overflying charges Explained: Why closing Pakistani airspace to India-registered aircraft made Islamabad&#8217;s wallet cry&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}