Turbulence Over India: Pakistan Airspace Closure Forces Rerouting, Fuel Stops, and a Touch of Chaos

A Disturbance in the Airspace There Is!

Hmm troubled the skies are. Pakistan its airspace to Indian airlines closed it has. A familiar dance this is between neighbors. Longer routes Indian carriers now face. More fuel they will need. To Europe to America a detour they must take. Patience they must have. Disruptions expect them we must. Like navigating the asteroid field of Hoth this is!

Affected Who Is?

Air India and IndiGo affected they are. Flights to Almaty and Tashkent suspended they have. Silence Air India keeps. The number of affected routes reveal they do not. The Force clouded it is. Blame India lays at Pakistan's feet for a massacre in Kashmir. Pakistan denies. A "neutral" probe they request. A web of tension this is. Careful we must be not to get caught in it.

Refuel We Must. Stop in Copenhagen We Do.

New routes Indian airlines chart. Fuel stops added they are. Flight A1101 from Delhi to New York in Copenhagen it stopped. Hours delayed it was. Vienna another stop it made. A test of patience this is. Like waiting for Jar Jar Binks to finish speaking feels it does! Compete with other airlines harder it will be.

The Russian Gambit. A Lesson We Must Learn

Closure of Russia's airspace a similar tale it tells. European airlines services to China reduced they have. Flying around Russia expensive it was. But Pakistan smaller it is than Russia. A silver lining perhaps there is. International flights many India operates. But over Russia they can fly to reach North America. An advantage this gives them.

Middle East a Popular Destination It Is

To the Middle East many Indians travel. Workers tourists business travelers all seek the sands of Araby. But over Pakistan many of these flights fly. A key region the Middle East is for India. Disrupted this travel may be.

Fare Hikes Unlikely They Are

Higher prices passengers may not see. Symbolic this closure is more than disruptive it is. Increase in airfares unlikely it is. Closure in 2019 cost airlines it did. But fares to Srinagar they have dropped! A surprise this is. Amid cancellations flights to Srinagar added they are. Tourists flee Kashmir they do. Tourism once thriving now silent it is. Fear a powerful weapon it is. Use it wisely we must.