PIA Toronto flights avoiding Afghan air space

[Khan747]

Any idea why all Toronto in/out flights from Lahore/Karachi/Islamabad avoiding Afghan air space?

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bgz

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... z#36d6e119

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... z#36d3b8d9

[Abbas Ali]

^ For flight safety reasons PIA aircraft avoid using Afghan airspace.

Abbas

[Zulfiqar]

Most airlines are now using Afghan airspace after avoiding it for a longtime.

Does it mean they are paying the Afghan Government for using the airspace?

[Khan747]

may be low altitude restrictions? all these airlines crossing at cruising altitude (30 & above) whereas for the flights from/in Pakistan require to cross at low altitudes during approach or takeoff.

[TomcatTask]

I think PIA should start avoiding Russian airspace considering not just recent events but even previous events taken together. Not really safe anymore.

[Shah]

Pia (ap-bhx) has started to fly over Afghan airspace which should lead to passengers heading to Europe having a decrease of few minutes.

[b78709]

Toronto flights to/from LHE & ISB use Wakhan Coridor. Pakistan CAA provides navigation coverage for the Wakhan Coridor ever since the US withdrawal. KHI flights use southern route avoiding Afghanistan altogether.