Resumption depends on when carriers deem flights to be safe in the war-zone.Late Sunday, however, Air India announced "flights to North America and Europe will operate using alternative routes over available airspaces in West Asia which is expected to add to the flying times".In a statement, it added, "Flights to New York (JFK) and Newark (Liberty International) will operate with technical stops at Rome (Fiumicino Airport). "With Pakistan airspace closed for Indian carriers, they can't fly Pakistan-Afghanistan-CIS to the west - the route followed by Lufthansa and other western airlines.Air India cancelled around 125 international flights to and from the West on Sunday. "Additionally, select flights to Europe scheduled on March 2 have been cancelled, along with the scheduled return legs of these flights (AI117: Amritsar- Birmingham; AI151/AI152: Delhi to and from Zurich; AI157/AI158: Delhi to and from Copenhagen and AI114 Birmingham-Delhi.
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Published at: 2026-03-01 22:57:56
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