“Thai Airways will resume flights to Europe”
“Thai Thai Airways announces on its website that the company will resume its flights to Europe through chinese airspace.”
“Two flight will depart from Bangkok to Stockholm during the day on Thursday and during the night on Friday.”
“Settings and the delays is because it takes time for the airlines to put on the routes, according to Anders Jernberg, head of unit at the Swedish civil aviation administration.”
“– About 400 flights a day affected by the close down. They are governed in the first place on the southwest of Pakistan, via Muscat, Oman. This means, among other things, that Iran would get a lot more flyovers, which is becoming a big tension for their air traffic management systems, ” he says and continues:”
“– Then there will be restrictions and a little chaotic mode, which leads to följdförseningar. They may not have the capacity to take 100 or 200 extra flights on the day.”
“Some airlines, as in the case with Thai Airways, may also need to negotiate with China on the flight, according to Jernberg.”
“the Flight between Sweden and Thailand have been affected by the conflict between Pakistan and India on Thursday after Pakistan closed its airspace.”
“Thai Airways suspends all flights between Thailand and Europe through to Thursday morning. A total of 30 flights cancelled and thousands of passengers were on Thursday stranded in Bangkok, writes AFP.”
“Even the flights to India are affected. Airline Finnair has then on Wednesday set two flights between Helsinki and Delhi, said the company on its website.”
“Pakistan closed its airspace to commercial traffic on Wednesday, since the conflict with India have been stepped up. Pakistan says it shot down two indian planes, which have flown over the so-called control cut-off in the disputed region of Kashmir, and have captured a pilot. India’s government also have shot down a pakistani fighter aircraft.”
“Later on onsdagseftermiddagen also closed India its airspace over the northern parts of the country. Whether this will affect air traffic between Asia and Europe is still unclear, according to the Bangkok Post.”
