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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
South-bound flights to take longer this weekend for airspace closure over Bay
1 2 Kolkata: Flights to Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Port Blair from Kolkata as well as return flights on these sectors on Saturday and Sunday morning will take longer due to the closure of airspace over the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea for military exercises and weapon tests. India announced the closure of airspace over an area around the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea for three hours each on May 24 and May 25 for a planned air activity, and no civilian aircraft will be allowed to use the specified airspace at any altitude, stated the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). Controllers in Kolkata, who navigate flights over the Bay of Bengal, will redirect flights from routes over the sea to those over land during the restriction over oceanic airspace from 7 am to 10 am this weekend, leading to an extra 15-20 minutes of flight time for travel from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Port Blair. Instead of flying via Bhubaneswar, flights will be routed via Jamshedpur to avoid the specified airspace that will be shut to civilian flights. Overflying aircraft between Southeast Asia and Europe will also be offered alternative routes as nine international routes will be closed in that period. "The mornings of Saturday and Sunday will be busy for area controllers in Kolkata," an official said. According to the NOTAM, the restriction will be on the airspace over a polygonal area around the A&N Islands with a maximum corridor length of around 500 km. The affected altitudes are listed as ground to unlimited, which means that civilian aircraft are not allowed to operate even at very high altitudes in that period. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Brother's Day wishes , messages and quotes !
The Star
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
India extends airspace curbs for Pakistan flights by a month
- Representational photo. NEW DELHI: India on Friday (May 23) extended the airspace restrictions for Pakistan-registered aircrafts, including military flights, for a month, till June 23. As per the latest NOTAM (Notice to Airmen), Indian airspace remains unavailable to any aircraft registered in Pakistan, or those operated, owned, or leased by Pakistani airlines or operators, including military flights. This restriction applies across all Flight Information Regions — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and covers all altitudes. The directive is effective immediately from May 23rd and will remain in force until further notice, subject to extension beyond June 23, the NOTAM added. Notably, Pakistan too issued a similar NOTAM on Friday restricting the non-availability of country's airspace for Indian-registered aircrafts including military flights. Earlier, India had issued restrictions on April 30 till May 23, during which no Pakistani aircraft will be permitted to enter Indian airspace. This move comes days after Pakistan closed its airspace to all flights owned and operated by Indian carriers, prompting India to respond with a reciprocal airspace ban on Pakistani aircraft. The extension came as the rules of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) restrict such closure for a month at a time. Before closing its airspace, India had suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) making its revival conditional on Pakistan ending support for cross-border terrorism. India also shut the Integrated Check Post at the Attari-Wagah border, and authorities set a deadline for Pakistani nationals who had entered India with valid documents to exit. Also, all visas issued to Pakistani citizens have been revoked, and travel under the SAARC visa exemption scheme is no longer allowed for Pakistanis. - The Statesman/ANN
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First Post
24-05-2025
- Politics
- First Post
India conducting military drills, arms tests over Andamans, airspace closed
A Notam (Notice to Airmen) has announced that civilian aircraft would be barred from flying over the airspace following India's plans to conduct drills and arms tests in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal for two days read more The airspace over an area around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands will be closed for three hours on Saturday and Sunday to conduct planned military drills and weapon tests. A Notam (Notice to Airmen) has announced that civilian aircraft would be barred from flying over the airspace following India's plans to conduct drills and arms tests in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal for two days. Therefore, flights to and from Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bengaluru will be 15-20 minutes longer in duration on May 24 and 25 from 7 am to 10 am. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD According to the NOTAM, airspace restrictions will apply to a polygonal area surrounding the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with a maximum corridor length of 500 kilometres. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country's enemies have learnt what happens when 'sindoor' becomes gunpowder, and lauded India's armed forces for creating such a trap that Pakistan was forced to go down on its knees. In his first public address in Rajasthan after Operation Sindoor, which was launched in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, the prime minister slammed Pakistan and said in response to the attack on April 22, 'we destroyed nine biggest terror hideouts in 22 minutes'. 'The world and the enemies of the country have seen what happens when 'sindoor' turns into 'barood' (gunpowder),' he said at the public meeting in Palana in Bikaner, which shares border with Pakistan. Meanwhile, over 600 Pakistani drones were downed or repelled by the Indian Army's air defence (AD) units, which were deployed along the western front during Operation Sindoor. According to a report by the Times of India, the army mobilised over 1,000 AD gun systems and 750 short—and medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in double-quick time. With inputs from agencies
Hans India
24-05-2025
- Climate
- Hans India
Indigo flight makes 8,500 ft/min drop after Pak refusal
The incident of the aircraft encountering turbulence is being probed by the DGCA. On Wednesday, IndiGo's A321 neo aircraft operating flight 6E 2142 encountered hailstorm and severe turbulence near Pathankot. "As per crew statement, they requested Northern control (IAF) for deviation towards left (International Border) due to weather on the route, however, it was not approved. "Later, the crew contacted Lahore to enter into their airspace to avoid the weather but the same was refused too," DGCA said. The DGCA statement confirms the report of May 22 that the Lahore ATC had rejected the flight pilot's request to use the Pakistan airspace to avoid turbulence. Indian Air Force (IAF) sources said the Northern Area Control advised the IndiGo crew within the frame of the NOTAM, ensuring safety of aircraft and passengers. Pakistan civil aviation authorities have issued the NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) shutting the country's airspace for Indian aircraft. The sources said the IndiGo aircraft was immediately assisted in co-ordinating their route diversion by contacting Delhi Area and passing requisite contact frequencies of Lahore control for overflight weather diversion request. Once Lahore refused overflight clearance, and the aircraft proceeded towards Srinagar, the flight was subsequently professionally assisted till a safe-landing at Srinagar airfield by giving control vectors and groundspeed readouts, the sources said. According to the DGCA, the IndiGo flight crew initially attempted to return but as they were close to the thunderstorm cloud, they decided to penetrate the weather. "Subsequently, they encountered hailstorm and severe turbulence. Crew chose to continue at the same heading to exit the weather by the shortest route towards Srinagar," the statement said. While in a thunderstorm cloud, the regulator said warnings of Angle of Attack fault, Alternate Law protection lost, backup Speed scale unreliable were triggered. "Due to updraft and downdraft encountered by the aircraft the Autopilot tripped and aircraft speed had wide variations. As a result, Maximum Operating Speed/Maximum operating Mach (VMO/MMO) warnings and repeated stall warnings were triggered," the statement said. During this period, DGCA said the aircraft rate of descent reached 8,500 fpm (feet per minute) and crew flew the aircraft manually till they exited the hailstorm. "After carrying out all checklist actions (ECAM actions), the crew declared 'PAN PAN' to Srinagar ATC and requested for RADAR vectors and made a safe landing with Auto Thrust operating normally," the statement said. Generally, 'PAN PAN' refers to an emergency situation. The regulator said the matter is under investigation and that there was no injury to any of the passengers on-board the flight. "Post-flight walk around revealed damage to the Nose radome," the statement said. On Thursday, IndiGo, in a statement, said the aircraft was undergoing necessary inspection and maintenance in Srinagar and will resume operations once all clearances have been secured.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India, Pakistan extend airlines airspace closure until June 24
Representational image NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have extended closure of airspace for each other's airlines by a month till 5.29am (IST) on June 24. Earlier notices to airmen (NOTAM) - the official order through which the restrictions are clamped - issued by both countries were to expire on May 24. Indian carriers' flights from north India, mainly Delhi, are taking a longer route to and from the west. Since the pause in conflict following Operation Sindoor, many foreign carriers have resumed overflying Pakistan between west and east, including India. The fresh NOTAM issued by India Friday said: "Indian airspace not available for Pakistan registered aircraft and aircraft operated/owned/ or leased by Pakistan airlines/operators, including military flights till June 24, 5.29 am (IST)". Pakistan's fresh NOTAM was similarly worded: "Pakistan airspace not available for Indian registered aircraft and aircraft operated/owned or leased by Indian airlines/operators including military flights."
