Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft used Pakistan’s airspace while on his way to France, Express News reported quoting aviation sources.
Modi, traveling in a special aircraft, flew from New Delhi to Paris. The plane entered Pakistan’s airspace near Lahore and continued its journey at an altitude of 34,000 feet and passed across several regions, including Sheikhupura, Hafizabad, Chakwal and Kohat.
Sources of aviation stated that Modi’s aircraft traveled through Pakistan’s airspace for about 41 minutes, but no goodwill message was left to the Pakistani government or its people.
Aviation officials clarified that since the Afghan airspace is currently closed, Indian Prime Minister Modi was given special permission for this flight route.
Pakistan closed his airspace all on February 26, 2019, after Indian fighter jets violated its international border and airspace. In March of that year, Pakistan partially opened its airspace, but it remained limited to Indian flights.
Despite this, Pakistan denied Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s request later in 2019 to use his airspace for a flight to Germany, in the midst of escalating tensions over Kashmir.
Two years later, however, Pakistan authorized Modi’s non-stop flight to pass through its airspace on its way to the United States.
