Mumbai Airspace Congestion Soars as Airlines Reroute to Avoid Pakistan
Carriers like Air India and IndiGo reroute flights via Mumbai, as Pakistan’s airspace closure since April 24, 2025, disrupts normal paths. Typically, 130 northern Indian flights to Europe, North, and South America used the Bhopal-Ahmedabad-Karachi-Muscat route, bypassing Mumbai (BOM). These now enter Mumbai airspace via Ahmedabad to reach Muscat.
- Published date: 10-05-2025 12:00 AM
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Carriers like Air India and IndiGo reroute flights via Mumbai, as Pakistan’s airspace closure since April 24, 2025, disrupts normal paths.
Typically, 130 northern Indian flights to Europe, North, and South America used the Bhopal-Ahmedabad-Karachi-Muscat route, bypassing Mumbai (BOM). These now enter Mumbai airspace via Ahmedabad to reach Muscat.