Pakistan restores airspace access for Taiwanese airlines after brief suspension: report
Pakistan has renewed permits allowing Taiwanese airlines to use its airspace after briefly suspending access, with an EVA Air flight becoming the first Taiwanese commercial aircraft to cross the country since the restrictions, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. EVA Airways Corp. Flight 65, travelling from Taipei to Vienna, entered Pakistani airspace at around 3:30am Pakistan time on Thursday, the…
Pakistan has restored airspace access for Taiwanese airlines, allowing EVA Air flight 65 to resume operations from Taipei to Vienna. The Civil Aviation Authority lifted the restrictions on Wednesday, which were initially imposed over the weekend due to Islamabad's adherence to the One-China policy. Airlines like EVA Air and China Airlines had previously been forced to reroute their flights, either over Russia or through India, in response to the suspension.
The decision to reopen Pakistani airspace has been met with criticism from Taiwan's Foreign Ministry, who suspect China may have been behind the move.
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