Air India is urging New Delhi to secure Chinese permission to overfly restricted Xinjiang military airspace to shorten long‑haul routings after Pakistan's overflight ban. The carrier says denied routes have increased fuel bills by up to 29% and added as much as three hours to some flights.
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Air India says Pakistan's overflight ban has increased fuel costs by as much as 29% and lengthened some long‑haul trips by up to three hours, directly raising unit costs and schedule exposure (see Pakistan's continued airspace restrictions: https://hype.aero/?story=d554c8e3-8ae5-40eb-bced-627dcf47b877).
The carrier is pressing New Delhi to negotiate access to restricted Xinjiang military airspace to shorten routings — a request that coincides with recent diplomatic steps to restart direct India–China flights and Air India's planned Delhi–Shanghai relaunch, which shape the operational and commercial case for overflight rights (context: https://hype.aero/?story=a2c9f79e-2cd2-46c6-acc4-5c50246741d8; https://hype.aero/?story=9da632f8-d18c-43d9-9a2e-41da66f8919e).
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• Aditya Kalra