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Amid Pak blockade, AI seeks govt’s help for using China military airspace
The New Indian Express Anantapur
|November 20, 2025
AIR India has asked the Centre to persuade China to allow their aircraft to use a section of its restricted military airspace in Xinjiang as the ongoing Pakistani airspace closure continues to inflict steep financial losses on Indian carriers. India-China flights resumed only last month after a five-and-a-half-year suspension.
A source confirmed the development to this newspaper. “We requested the government some time ago to take up with China the possibility of opening a portion of its military airspace for Indian aircraft,” an official said.
“The Pakistan airspace ban has forced us to fly a circuitous route to Western destinations, sharply pushing up operational costs. The financial toll has been heavy,” the official said.
This story is from the November 20, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Anantapur.
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