Air India expects to face around $600 million in additional costs if a ban from Pakistan's airspace lasts for a year, and has asked the federal government to compensate it for the hit, a company letter seen by Reuters shows.

India’s decision to close its airspace to Pakistan’s airlines in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack is expected to severely disrupt Pakistan International Airlines operations. This will increase the flight times and costs,

Indian airlines are bracing for higher fuel costs and longer journey times after Pakistan shut its airspace to the country’s carriers in a tit-for-tat retaliation following an a