Russia closes its airspace to PIA flights

[DesiGuy]

ISLAMABAD: Russia has closed its airspace for Pakistan’s national flag carrier because of PIA’s failure to get the required authorisation timely renewed.

The restriction came at a time when Russia had liberalised its airspace through historic relaxation of its airspace regulations.

The Public Relations Department of PIA confirmed the closure of the Russian airspace for the airline, but did not specify the reason.

However, sources told Dawn that PIA had not applied for renewal of permission in time and in a proper manner, leading to the ban.

Russian airspace, aviation sources say, is the shortest route for Europe and North America.

The move will result in 15 to 20 minutes of extra flying time for most of the flights from Pakistan to Europe, the United States and Canada and back and increase the cost of flights. About 80 flights a week using Russian airspace for overflight will be affected.

Although calculation of the increase in the cost of flights is a complicated matter, the extra flying time, conservative estimates show, will cost the financially-crippled carrier an additional Rs120 million a week in fuel expenses.

Prima facie it appears to be a case of negligence, but a senior pilot said it could be an action of commission rather than omission.

Russia closes its airspace to PIA flights | DAWN.COM

 

[Donatello]

Pure communist non-sense.

 

[nForce]

Pure communist non-sense.

hey...they are not Communists anymore...China is...

 

[white_pawn]

Pure communist non-sense.

Its ok man, Russia has got nothing against pakistan. Its just that there are certain rules regulations and formalities (documantation) which was not completed which lead to this closure. Once all the formalities are dually completed airspace will be opened. And this is application for all countreis.

K.C.

 

[SurvivoR]

What else to expect from corrupt people running every govt organization in Pakistan... PIA used to be the goose that laid golden eggs... now its just rotten eggs all because of the fuckin ******** corrupt phuddoos running the govt.

 

[Luftwaffe]

Russian has bad history of treating Foreign civilian airlines specially nations those whom they has bad relations with.

For example shooting down unarmed civilian airliners.

PIA should take another route. It really is not safe out there in russian airspace.

By the way no big deal, the route PIA takes is not deep within russian territory.

Pakistan should discontinue 2 routes russian airspace and afghan airspace both are dangerous and looking at the map there are alternative routes.

 

[cybertron]

its just pure negligence from officials.
they should be punished strictly
matter ends then and there.

 

[Jigs]

Pure communist non-sense.

It is called rules. Has nothing to do with communism.