British Airways orders pilots to avoid Afghan airspace as Ashraf Ghani govt collapses

Aug 15, 2021

London [UK], August 16 : British Airways has ordered its pilots to avoid Afghan airspace as Ashraf Ghani's government collapsed and Kabul fell to...

Int'l aircraft avoid using Afghan airspace, usage down by 80 per cent

Jan 05, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 5 : The Taliban have said that in recent months use of Afghan airspace by international aircraft have been down by...

Uzbekistan says 'forced' 46 Afghan aircraft to land

Aug 17, 2021

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], August 17 : Uzbekistan on Monday said that it "forced landing" of 46 Afghan aircraft crossing into its airspace as the Taliban...

Taliban ask US not to operate drones over Afghan airspace

Sep 28, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 29 : The Taliban on Tuesday said that US drones are operating in Afghan airspace and asked it to follow obligations...

Air India's Chicago-Delhi flight diverted to avoid Afghan airspace, lands in Sharjah

Aug 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], August 16 : Air India's AI-126 Chicago-Delhi flight that was diverted to Sharjah for refuelling due to the closure of Afghan...

Afghan airspace very risky, warns pilot of aircraft hijacked to Kandhar in 1999

Aug 27, 2021

New Delhi [India], August 27 : Captain Devi Sharan, a retired pilot of Air India whose plane IC-814 was hijacked to Kandahar in December...