28 February 2019
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — The Transport Ministry has notified airlines in the country for their aircraft to avoid using Pakistan airspace following escalating tensions between India and Pakistan since a suicide car bombing that killed about 40 Indian paramilitary forces in Kashmir on Feb 14. “Following the MH17 incident, we avoid using the airspace over an area of conflict. Following the NOTAM, it is incumbent upon all our aircraft to avoid the affected airspace for the sake of passenger safety,” he told a press conference after launching the national-level Road Safety Education Module for Primary Schools, here.
Several flights were cancelled or diverted yesterday after the move by Pakistan and India yesterday.
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