New Delhi: Air India has had a turbulent year, not just because of the horrific Ahmedabad crash of its flight AI-171 in June. The Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 also hurt the Tata Group-owned airline badly.

Following the deadly terror attack in Baisaran valley, which claimed the lives of 26 innocent men, Pakistan banned Indian aircraft from using its airspace in a tit-for-tat move after the Narendra Modi government imposed multiple punitive measures, including the suspension of Indus Water Treaty. ADVERTISEMENT

On Wednesday, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said claimed that Pakistan’s closure of its airspace to Indian air carriers has resulted in a whopping Rs 4,000-crore loss for the airline over the last few months.

“The closure of Pakistani airspace has had a Rs 4,000 crore impact

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