IndiGo routes flights between Delhi and Tashkent/Almaty will take 80-90 minutes longer. Its Sharjah-Amritsar had to change course on Thursday to avoid Pakistan airspace. When Pakistan closed its airspace in 2019, some North American airlines had suspended Delhi flights. SpiceJet said its flights to UAE from "north India will operate via alternate routes (&) carry additional fuel for longer flying time. "Closure of Pak airspace means flights between north India and the west will go close to Mumbai and Ahmedabad; then turn right over the Arabian Sea to head to Muscat and then fly to their destination.
