Pakistan Reverses Airspace Ban on Taiwanese Airlines Within Hours

Pakistan has allowed Taiwanese airlines to fly through its airspace again, reversing a move to bar them only hours after it was documented.

Key points

• Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had earlier remarked the aviation division follows the One-China policy and that only mainland Chinese airlines were permitted to fly over Pakistan.
• According to Flightradar24 data, both carriers halted flying over Pakistan from the morning of October 25.
• Although they were never formally barred from using it, taiwanese airlines had avoided Russian airspace since February 2022.
• Pakistan Closes Airspace to Taiwanese Airlines in Backing of China.
• The approval came on the same day it emerged that Pakistan had closed its airspace to Taiwanese airlines in line with its One-China policy.

In practice, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has granted China Airlines and EVA Air permission to employ Pakistani airspace from October 28, 2026, to March 27, 2027, Bloomberg noted, citing documents dated October 28. Pakistan Closes Airspace to Taiwanese Airlines in Backing of China. U-Turn Came Hours After Ban Was Documented.

Meanwhile, the approval came on the same day it emerged that Pakistan had closed its airspace to Taiwanese airlines in line with its One-China policy.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had earlier remarked the aviation division follows the One-China policy and that only mainland Chinese airlines were permitted to fly over Pakistan. Flights Had Been Rerouted Over Russia.

According to Flightradar24 data, both carriers halted flying over Pakistan from the morning of October 25. Since then, at least a dozen of their flights between Asia and Europe were routed over Russia instead, adding flying time and fuel costs.

Although they were never formally barred from using it, taiwanese airlines had avoided Russian airspace since February 2022. On October 24, the two airlines operated 14 flights over Pakistan.

As mainland China still allows Taiwanese carriers to employ its airspace, the restriction had gone further than Beijing's own rules.

Pakistan's airspace remains closed to Indian airlines, a ban the administration lately extended till November 24. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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