Pakistani airspace closed until further notice: CAA

ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (MENA) - Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in a tweet declared an aerial emergency, saying Pakistani airspace is closed until further notice, the Express Tribune reported.

All local and international commercial flights were suspended following escalating tension between India and Pakistan on Wednesday.

Operations have been suspended at Lahore airport, Islamabad airport and Faisalabad airport among others.

In a tweet, CAA said “flight operations in North Eastern & North Western regions of Pakistan is suspended temporarily”.

According to FlightRadar, “international flights that transit between Indian and Pakistani airspace now being affected. Some flights returning to origin, while others appear to be seeking alternate routing.