To skirt inclement weather, IndiGo plane flies in Pakistan skies for 30 minutes

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on June 11, 2023
An Ahmedabad-bound IndiGo flight that took off from Amritsar at 7.45pm Saturday was forced to deviate from its flight path over the Attari border and enter Pakistan airspace for around 30 minutes to skirt bad weather, the airline said on Sunday. It isn't uncommon for aircraft from Pakistan and India to enter each other's airspace...

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