07-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysian Reserve
Malaysia Airlines reroutes its flights to Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle airports, following Pakistani airspace and Amritsar Airport closure
by AZALEA AZUAR
MALAYSIA Airlines has announced disruptions to its flight schedules following the closure of Pakistani airspace and Amritsar Airport in Punjab, India.
The national carrier noted the flights MH2 and MH22 were rerouted to London Heathrow Airport in the UK and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France respectively yesterday.
'After making a quick refuelling stop in Doha (DOH), both planes have left to resume their respective flights,' they said in a statement today.
Malaysia Airlines also added that all flights to and from Amritsar have been temporarily suspended until May 9.
This is after Amritsar Airport closed from today to 9 due to the increasing security and operational conditions in the region.
'The safety of our passengers and crew remains our highest priority. We are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure safe and reliable operations,' said the statement.
Reuters reported this morning that Pakistan has shot down five Indian military aircraft in retaliation after India attacked Pakistan and killed eight of its people under 'Operation Sindoor.'
Pakistan labelled the Indian strike as an 'act of open war,' marking the worst fighting in over two decades, following an 80-year-old Kashmir dispute and retaliation for a recent Islamist militant attack.
Meanwhile, India has struck nine locations in Pakistan that claimed to be 'terrorist infrastructure' used for planning attacks on India but Pakistan reported that six locations within its territory were targeted.
In a report by AFP, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for Pakistan and India to avoid military conflict amid rising South Asian tensions, stating the situation is at its highest level in years.
Both neighbouring countries have heightened armed forces following a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir and Guterres expressed concern over the current state of relations, stating they are on the brink of danger.
