New Delhi: Afghanistan Airspace has been closed for commercial flights, including overflying, say sources of airlines.
Nonstops Air India Enroute from the US to India was being transferred so they did not enter the Afghan airspace.
This flight will divert Doha or UAE and after refueling flying to Delhi.
Because of the closure of the airspace, Air India must cancel Delhi-Kabul-Delhi flights which should operate on Monday.
Vistara said he had stopped voicing the Afghan airspace on Delhi-London flight.
This closure will mean all flights between Delhi and the West, must take a longer alternative route.
Many other international flights that fly between East and West will also be affected.
Due to restrictions on airspace began, Air India Chicago-Delhi was on its way.
It took Round U in front of the Afghan airspace and is now diverting to Doha / UAE to refuel before continuing his journey to Delhi.
Terra Avia Baku-Delhi also changes courses in the same reason.
This happened on Monday morning (India Time) when the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) issued a notification to Airmen (Notam) suggesting a transit aircraft to divert Route.
Notam added that Kabul Airspace was released to the military.
ACAA says transit through the airspace of Kabul – which covers all Afghanistan – will be out of control.
“Airspace Afghanistan has been declared uncontrollable.
Therefore Kabul flights must be canceled.
We are looking for an alternative route for other affected flights needed for too Afghanistan,” AI official said.
A spokesman Vistara said: “We have stopped using Afghan airspace and took an alternative route for our flight to and from London Heathrow.
We work closely with related authority to monitor and assess the situation and take the steps needed to ensure passenger security, The staff, and our plane.
“” Air India Flight 244 Kabul-Delhi on August 16, 2021, stood canceled, “a passenger booked to fly back to Delhi on this flight gets this message on Monday while at Kabul airport.
Airbus A320 was fully booked on a flight back to Delhi, with 33 passengers from Monday flights that could not reach the airport.
Thousands of people gathered at Kabul Airport, including in Tarmac to fly out of the country.
Forces guarding the airport had to shoot in the air several times to disperse the crowd.
The closure of Afghan Airspace will mean flights between East and West, and North and West Indians, must take longer routes.
The airline prepared an alternative for this longevity scenario.
DGCA has been on August 10 asked Indian Airlines for “Relook in Enroute alternating, if there is a transfer while polluting the Afghan airspace.” During the length of the Pakistani airspace length for two years, the airline was used to take longer routes.