US Orders Its Airlines To Avoid Pakistan Airspace

[Kaniska]

Great, now its the perfect excuse to ban Indian airlines again.

Did you guys remove the ban?

 

[TOPGUN]

HIGHLIGHTS

• FAA said the air carriers could be a target of Pak extremist, militant groups
• Exercise caution during flight operations, the statement read
• The NOTAM is applicable to all US-based airlines and US-based pilots

The United States has warned its air carriers to avoid Pakistani airspace citing the probable threat of attacks on its airlines. In a statement, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that the commercial and the state carriers could be a target of Pakistani extremist and militant groups.

The commercial and state carriers are "advised to exercise caution when flying into, out of, within, or over the territory and airspace of Pakistan due to extremist or militant activities" in the country. The NOTAM is applicable to all US-based airlines and US-based pilots.

The US regulator said in its NOTAM that there continues to be a risk to US civil aviation sector from attacks against airports and aircraft in Pakistan, particularly for aircraft on the ground and aircraft operating at low altitudes, including during the arrival and departure phases of flights.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1212762520890441728

United States warns its air carriers to avoid Pakistan airspace, it may be a risk & possible threat of attacks on US airlines (commercial&US state carrier) by Pakistan extremist & militant groups.



"The ongoing presence of extremist/militant elements operating in Pakistan poses a continued risk to US civil aviation from small-arms fire, complex attacks against airports, indirect weapons fire, and anti-aircraft fire, any of which could occur with little or no warning," it said.

The FAA said that while, to date, there have been no reports of man-portable air defense systems or Manpads being used against the civil aviation sector in Pakistan, some extremist or militant groups operating there are suspected of having access to these Manpads.


"As a result, there is a potential risk for extremists/militants to target civil aviation in Pakistan with Manpads," it said.

The regulator added that pilots or airlines must report safety or security incidents - which may happen in Pakistan - to the FAA.

The development has come two days after several thousand protesters attacked the United States embassy in Baghdad in retaliation to the US airstrikes that killed more than two dozen pro-Iran fighters.

A stream of men in military fatigues, as well as some women, marched through checkpoints that usually restrict access to Baghdad's high-security Green Zone.

They waved flags in support of the Hashed al-Shaabi, a network of armed groups which has been largely incorporated into the security forces.

On Sunday, at least 25 fighters from a hardline Hashed faction known as Kataeb Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) were killed in US airstrikes on a base in western Iraq. The strikes were in response to escalating rocket attacks on Iraqi bases where the United States' forces are deployed.

After the protesters stormed the US embassy, the US security forces inside the compound of the building fired tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the crowds, which had ignored calls over megaphones to back away from the embassy.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/sto...-cites-threat-by-militants-1633491-2020-01-02

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...er-pakistan-airspace/articleshow/73075460.cms

https://indianexpress.com/article/w...e-citing-extremist-militant-activity-6196964/

No news of this here in US media only indian media and the other interesting part is how you took time to look all this and up and copy paste it lolz you indian trolls are funny.

 

[maximuswarrior]

Why don't we ban US supplies going through Pakistan? Also ban mega US embassy housing spies in the middle of Islamabad. Ban USAID and other US NGOs operating in Pakistan. Immediately halt Taliban talks. Send back every single Afghan to opiumland.

Good riddance if US airlines avoid Pak airspace all together. We don't want spy airplanes flying through Pak airspace.

 

[El Sidd]

India does not care about her airlines and carriers it seems as they use the Pakistani airspace by constant pleas

 

[Smoke]

Only TOI is reporting it, seems faker than Kim Kardi's assss plants.

 

[alee92nawaz]

Lol. Only on PDF

Yup according to warriors above " something is gonna happen " ..

 

[Ritual]

Did you guys remove the ban?

Yes restrictions were removed in June except for diplomatic flights, so Modi will have longer trips from now.

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

Which US airline operates in Pakistan ? seems like a fake news to me.

 

[Dil Pakistan]

TWO THREADS ON THE SAME TOPIC......

 

[Longhorn]

Mendacious propoganda.

 

[Path-Finder]

thing is commercial airlines fly at an altitude that its not possible for MANPADS to target it!

 

[Zapper]

No news if this here in US media only indian media and the other interesting part is how you took time to look all this and up and copy paste it lolz you indian trolls are funny.

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/pub...dia/KICZ_A0036_19_Advisory_NOTAM_Pakistan.pdf

 

[Kaniska]

Yes restrictions were removed in June except for diplomatic flights, so Modi will have longer trips from now.

Strange. Did you not impose the ban on Indian flight after removal of 370?

 

[Ritual]

Strange. Did you not impose the ban on Indian flight after removal of 370?

No, because it became apparent a govt could only do that if there was a threat of immediate war or something like that. So now I think it will be shut again

 

[Dante80]

thing is commercial airlines fly at an altitude that its not possible for MANPADS to target it!

When advisories like this one are issued, the "perceived threat" has more to do with landing/take off operations.