- Flights from Gilgit, Faisalabad, Multan and Rahim Yar Khan also on track, Civil Aviation Authority
- Move had been in place due to heightened tensions with India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday fully restored its airspace operations for commercial flights more than a week after closing it down due to ongoing tensions with India, the country's Civil Aviation Authority posted on social media.
“#Pakistan to successfully reopen its airspace. For further details on particular flight, please contact your airline,” the CAA Pakistan tweeted, adding that "flight operations in #Pakistan to resume fully including Gilgit, Faisalabad, Multan & Rahim Yar Khan Airports, which were suspended for an additional 24 hours on Thursday".
On February 28, in a move to de-escalate tensions along the border,, Pakistan had shut down its airspace for international and local flights.
It followed a dogfight between the air forces of both the countries near the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region, wherein Pakistan is said to have shot down two Indian fighter jets.
However, on March 1, the airspace was reopened with restrictions while flight operations were resumed at major airports, too.
The move disrupted major routes between South Asia and Europe and caused problems for hundreds of passengers who were stranded at different airports.