NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Pressure sources on Friday stated that Lahore air visitors didn’t allow IndiGo’s Delhi-Srinagar flight of Could 21 to make use of Pakistan airspace to flee the hailstorm, citing airspace ban, information company ANI reported.Air Pressure sources stated, “NOTAM A0220/25 issued by Pakistani Civil Aviation Authorities was in vogue upto 23 Could 25 midnight (2359 hrs), which mentions “Pakistan airspace isn’t out there for Indian registered plane and plane operated/owned or leased by Indian airways/operators, together with army flights.” Northern Space Management suggested the Indigo crew inside the body of the NOTAM (which can also be an everyday planning characteristic for all airways of their route planning), making certain the security of plane and passengers.““The plane was instantly assisted in coordinating their route diversion by contacting Delhi Space and passing the requisite contact frequencies of Lahore management for an overflight climate diversion request. As soon as Lahore refused overflight clearance, and the plane proceeded in direction of Srinagar, the flight was subsequently professionally assisted until a secure touchdown at Srinagar airfield by giving management vectors and groundspeed readouts,” they added.Earlier, DGCA stated the plane was cruising at an altitude of roughly 36,000 ft close to Punjab’s Pathankot when it ran right into a thunderstorm and hailstorm.Experiencing extreme turbulence, the crew first requested the Northern ATC of the Indian Air Pressure to permit the flight to deviate in direction of the Worldwide Border.Nonetheless, the request was denied as a result of it was felt that the airplane would face hazard from the Pakistan aspect because of the just lately witnessed intense hostilities between India and the neighbouring nation throughout Operation Sindoor.The pilot then sought permission from the Lahore air visitors management (ATC) to briefly enterprise into Pakistani airspace to keep away from the storm. Nevertheless it was refused, too.In the meantime, Pakistan prolonged its closure of its airspace for Indian flights till June 24, in keeping with a brand new NOTAM (Discover to Airmen) issued by the Pakistan Airports Authority.The extension follows the Worldwide Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) guidelines that limit such closure for a month at a time.“The ban on Indian plane flying over Pakistan airspace has been prolonged till 4:59 am June 24, 2025,” the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) stated in an announcement right here.All plane which are Indian-registered, operated, owned, or leased will stay topic to the ban, the PAA assertion stated.“This ban will even apply to Indian army plane. No flight operated by Indian airways or operators can be allowed to make use of Pakistani airspace,” the assertion stated.Below the directive, no flight operated by Indian airways or operators can be allowed to enter or transit by way of Pakistani airspace,” the PAA stated.Pakistan had banned its airspace for India final month after steps taken by New Delhi within the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist assault that killed 26 individuals.