ISLAMABAD: While US-Iran war has rendered skies over many regions unsafe, Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) – dismissing recent reports of a partial closure – has claimed that the country’s airspace was fully safe and available for all sorts of activities.
Deciphering NOTAM A0134/26, the PAA stated: “It announces the temporary unavailability of specific ATS route segments within the Karachi and Lahore FIRs during daily windows (0900-1500 PKT) from March 3 to 31. These segments are closed from ground level to unlimited altitude due to standard operational reasons...
“Pakistan’s airspace as a whole remains fully open, safe, and completely available for all civil aviation traffic, including commercial flights. Air traffic services continue without hindrance, and alternative routing options are available and routinely used for all affected flows…
“No restrictions have been imposed on commercial operations, arrivals, departures, or overflights across Pakistan. Our air traffic controllers and airport teams are fully operational and managing traffic normally.”
he Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Tuesday clarified that Pakistan’s airspace is completely safe and fully available for all types of commercial operations,
In a statement, the authority said NOTAM does not indicate a partial shutdown of Pakistani airspace. Instead, it refers only to the temporary unavailability of certain Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes during designated hours.
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