Indian airlines may have to bear an additional cost of Rs 306 crore: The tension between India and Pakistan has increased. Due to which diplomatic and strategic steps are being taken from both sides. This is causing economic loss to both countries. Where India has damaged Pakistan’s agricultural economy by suspending the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan. On the other hand, the Government of Pakistan has issued an order, due to which India is estimated to lose Rs 306 crore every month, ie Indian airlines are estimated to lose Rs 77 crore per week due to Pakistan shutting down its airspace.
77 crore loss every week
According to reports, Indian airlines may have to spend an additional Rs 77 crore per week for international flights to be operated from northern cities of the country amid increasing tension with Pakistan. This will be due to increasing flight duration due to increasing consumption of aviation fuel and air area restrictions.
The estimated monthly operational cost of Rs. It can exceed 306 crores. Due to the tension between India and Pakistan due to the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan shut down its airspace for India, which India will have to bear the loss.
How much loss on which route?
International flights from Delhi and other North Indian cities are taking an extra time of 1.5 hours due to alternative flight routes. Due to this, consumption of ATF has also increased. A senior airline industry officer, who has widespread experience in the commercial sector, said that a 16 -hour flight for North America would now take about 1.5 hours more time.
About 29 lakh rupees will be spent on this additional 1.5 hours flight. Similarly, Europe’s 9 -hour flight will take an additional time of about 1.5 hours and the cost will increase by about 22.5 lakh rupees. The official said that the additional time in terms of West Asian flights would be around 45 minutes and this would increase the cost of about Rs 5 lakh.
Where and how many international flights?
According to an aviation analysis firm, Indian Airlines will operate more than 6,000 unilateral flights for various international destinations in April. According to these data, Indian airlines operate more than 800 weekly flights from North Indian cities to foreign destinations including North America, Britain, Europe and West Asia.
There are more than 3100 flights per month from both sides and this number is around 800 on a weekly basis. According to the analysis, the total additional cost on a monthly basis is around Rs. 307 crore rupees and 100 crores on weekly basis. Its cost will be 77 crores. These figures are based on coarse estimates.
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