Air India has faced a whopping Rs 4,000 crore loss over the past few months due to restrictions while travelling over Pakistan. The neighbouring country had closed its airspace to Indian airlines amid heightened tensions in April — forcing domestic carriers to take longer detours for some international flights. CEO Campbell Wilson also admitted that US tariffs, visa restrictions and geopolitical conflicts had delivered “quite unprecedented shocks” to the Air India system.

Wilson revealed that the ongoing airspace closure was “causing an impact of Rs 4000 crore to Air India” as flights were rerouted. He explained that the airline had significant increases in fuel consumption, crew costs, and turnaround times due to the changes. Air India had told the Ministry of Civil Aviation in early Jun

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