PIA Islamabad to Toronto Flight Lands in Karachi to Use European Instead of Russian Airspace

[Abbas Ali]

PIA Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft registration AP-BGY Islamabad to Toronto non-stop flight PK781 has arrived in Karachi. From Karachi the aircraft will use European airspace for flight to Toronto instead of Russian airspace.

Due to Russia-Ukraine war there's some issue with the transaction of payment to Russian authorities for the usage of Russian aircraft, according to news sources.


Source: flightradar24.com

On June 10, PIA Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft registration AP-BGZ Islamabad to Toronto non-stop flight PK781 used Russian airspace.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Tuti Fruiti]

The planes from China , UAE , Indian ,Turkish etc also use Russian airspace to travel to / form EU, North America.. Russian space situation is not like Ukraine space situation

[Abbas Ali]

PIA Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft registration AP-BGY Islamabad to Toronto via Karachi flight PK781 by using European instead of Russian airspace.

The aircraft departed at 3:06 PM from Karachi it had arrived at 12:47 PM from Islamabad as Toronto-bound flight PK781.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

June 17, flight path of PIA Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft registration AP-BGY Islamabad to Toronto via Karachi flight PK781 that used European instead of Russian airspace. Karachi to Toronto flight completed in 15 hours & 7 minutes.


Source: flightradar24.com

June 14, PIA Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft registration AP-BGY Karachi to Toronto flight PK783 used Russian airspace. Karachi to Toronto flight completed in 13 hours & 53 minutes.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

June 17, PIA Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft registration AP-BGY Toronto to Lahore flight PK798 is using Russian airspace.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Russian airspace used by June 17 PIA Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft registration AP-BGY Toronto to Lahore flight PK798.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Russian airspace used by June 19 PIA Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft registration AP-BGZ Karachi to Toronto flight PK783.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[TomcatTask]

It appears that today's flight to Toronto is avoiding Russian airspace.

[b78709]

KHI-YYZ flights are using Iranian airspace routinely whereas LHE/ISB-YYZ flights are using Wakhan corridor.