Pak Authorities Announce Closure Of Selected Air Traffic Routes For 2 Days

ISLAMABAD, Jul 19: Pakistan aviation authorities announced closure of selected air traffic routes for two days next week due to unspecified operational reasons, officials said on Saturday.
The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) said that the “selected routes would remain closed for air traffic on both July 22 and 23 from 5:15 UTC to 8:15 UTC.”
The selected routes within “Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions are not available from ground level to unlimited altitude due to operational reasons,” PAA added.
It indicated that the routes willbe closed to “all aircraft regardless of altitude due to operation issues, which could include militry activity, maintenance, airspace reconfiguration, etc.” The NOTAM also provided details of all rouates and available alternatives. (Agencies)