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The only plane flying through Pakistan during the tension was Flight ETH672, travelling from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Seoul (South Korea).
After the precision strikes, Pakistan temporarily shut down its airspace. (Representational Image)
While Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, just one aircraft was seen flying through Pakistani skies.
According to real-time flight tracking platform Flightradar24, Ethiopian Airlines flight ETH672, travelling from Addis Ababa to Seoul, was the only one spotted over Pakistan during the strikes.
Flight tracking data showed that most commercial aircraft rerouted to avoid Pakistan’s airspace. Instead, they flew around the country using longer paths via Iran, the Arabian Sea, and the UAE, as per Money Control.
The sudden change in flight patterns came shortly after India’s precision airstrikes were launched under Operation Sindoor.
Flight Cancellations and Diversions Across India
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, issued a travel advisory warning of flight disruptions to and from several northern cities. These include:
- Srinagar
- Jammu
- Amritsar
- Leh
- Chandigarh
- Dharamshala
- Bikaner
IndiGo urged passengers to check flight status before heading to the airport.
Air India went a step further, cancelling all flights to and from:
- Jammu
- Srinagar
- Leh
- Jodhpur
- Amritsar
- Bhuj
- Jamnagar
- Chandigarh
- Rajkot
These cancellations are in place until 12 noon on 7 May, with further updates pending. Additionally, two international flights to Amritsar were diverted to Delhi.
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