Airlines cancel, reroute flights after India-Pakistan clashes

Bangkok: Clashes between nuclear armed India and Pakistan on Wednesday sent airlines scrambling to cancel, divert or reroute flights. The neighbour...

Bangkok: Clashes between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan on Wednesday sent airlines scrambling to cancel, divert or reroute flights.

The neighbours and longtime rivals exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier after India launched missile strikes in retaliation for a deadly attack last month.

Here is a round-up of what airlines are doing to avoid flying over the conflict zone.

South Korea

Korean Air has begun rerouting its flights from Seoul Incheon to Dubai, using a southern route that passes over Myanmar, Bangladesh and India, instead of the previous path through Pakistani airspace. "We are currently monitoring the situation for further changes," a Korean Air official told AFP.