Pakistan refuses use of its airspace for Go First Srinagar-Sharjah flight

Pakistan had denied airspace to Srinagar-Dubai flight on 2009-10 which led to high fares and eventually the flight was suspended.

Srinagar: The recently inaugurated Srinagar-Sharjah flight has hit a roadblock with Pakistan denying airspace for the flight. The ticket fares have skyrocketed and tour operators are worried that the only direct International flight from Srinagar airport will have to be discontinued.

In 2009-10, Srinagar-Dubai flight was stopped for the same reason as Pakistan denied airspace which led to high fares and the flight was suspended later.

Jammu-Kashmir's former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in a tweet said, "Very Unfortunate. Pakistan did the same thing with the Air India Express flight from Srinagar to Dubai in 2009-2010. I had hoped that GoFirstAirways being permitted to overfly Pak Airspace was indicative of a thaw in relations but alas that wasn't to be."