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Old 13th Mar 2019, 20:54
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Air India

Originally Posted by BA318
According to Twitter- Air India are suspending Birmingham-Delhi and Amritsar due to the longer routing caused by the closure of Pakistani airspace. The link isn't showing but user is SeanM1997.
https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status...78708097830912
To put some contaxt to this decision without going into conspiracy theories as Heathrow has not been affected.

BHX - Amritsar pre Pakistan Airspace restrictions between 8.02 flying time to 8.37 and since the restrictions 11.14 - 11.41 - it also most drops as far south as Mumbai before turning west.

Delhi pre restrictions 8.27 - 9.03 and with restrictions 10.48-11.13 (today)

Credit: FR24

I can't believe many airlines even AI could take that hit for much longe on what is to be fair a secondary destination like BHX.

Proof in the pudding will be how quick they return when it is all sorted...………..if of course it does get sorted.

Unfortunate really with Turkmenistan not operating either.

Air India DEL-MAD also suspended so not just BHX.

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