Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, removing the ban on Afghan flights that were not allowed to use its airspace for Kabul-New Delhi and Kabul-Mumbai flights, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement on Tuesday.
Pakistan had earlier said it would not open its airspace for commercial flights until India removed its fighter jets from forward Indian airbases.
In March, it partially opened its airspace but kept its ban for the Indian flights.
It opened one of its 11 air routes for west-bound flights from India mid-April airlines like Air India and Turkish Airlines have started using it, according to a report.
Foreign airlines using Indian airspace have been forced to take costly detours since then, mainly affecting flights from Europe to Southeast Asia.
· Pakistan Extends Airspace Closure for Indian Flights
Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist training camp in Balakot following the Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir.
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