India suspends flight operations of 24 airports
India has suspended flight operations at 24 airports amid rising tensions with Pakistan, according to media reports.
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Flights over Afghanistan have surged significantly: MoTCA
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) says about 110 international airlines flights would previously use Afghanistan’s airspace in 24 hours, but currently the number has increased to 260.
Iran Air starts flights to Kabul for first time: MoTA
Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air has started flights to Kabul for the first time, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said on Wednesday. MoTA wrote on X the international company had started its flights to Kabul and…
Suspended since political change, Balkh-Turkey flights resume
Flights have resumed between norther Balkh province and Turkey after being suspended for two years due to the political change in the country. Balkh governor’s house media office said that KamAir airlines started flights to Turkey from Balkh…
Farah residents want flights to Kabul resumed
The residents of western Farah province say flights between the province and capital Kabul canceled two years ago should be resumed. They say if flights between Farah and Kabul are resumed, it will facilitate businessmen and also…
Airport service fee hiked, says deputy minister
The caretaker government has hiked the airport service fee for domestic and international flights, a newspaper reported on Monday. The Kabul Times said prices of international and domestic tickets had gone up by $20 and $5 respectively with…
Iran’s Kish Air airline commences flights to Afghanistan
Kish Air, Iran's semi-state airline, on Friday commenced its flights to Afghanistan, with the first flight landing in southern Kandahar province. In this regard a ceremony was held at Ahmad Shah Baba Airport in Kandahar city, in which…
Flights between Afghanistan, Russia to resume soon
The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation says flights between Afghanistan and Russia will resume in near future. Imamuddin Ahmadi, spokesman for MoTA, told Pajhwok Afghan News that two days ago, representatives of Afghanistan and Russia discussed the…
Up to 20 flights land, take off at Kabul Airport daily
The number of domestic and international flights from and to Kabul Airport has increased while the use of Afghanistan airspace by international flights declined seven times, an official said on Saturday. ImamuddinAhmadi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation…
Flights from Islamabad to Afghan cities to resume
Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan says a series of civilian flights from Islamabad to Mazar-i-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat will resume. Mansoor Ahmad Khan said in this an interview with Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper. However, he did not say when the…
PIA suspends flights to Kabul after govt warning
After the Afghan government’s warning about high flight tickets, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) says it has suspended flights to Kabul from today, Thursday. Reuters quoted a spokesman of PIA as saying that the move was taken by the…
Delhi, Istanbul, Tashkent resume flights to Kabul
Commercial flights from three countries will land at the Kabul international airport on Thursday. In a statement the International Radar said that the flights would take place from India, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Deputy head of cultural commission Ahmadullah…
Iran resumes commercial flights to Afghanistan
Commercial flights between Afghanistan, suspended after the Taliban’s takeover, resumed on Wednesday. Iran confirmed the resumption of flights between the neighbouring countries with the landing of the Mahan Air plane in Kabul. The return flight transported passengers from…
Kam Air planes temporarily grounded in Iran
Kam Air has rejected reports of transferring its airplanes to neighboring Iran, but said the planes were temporarily parked outside due to security threats in Kabul Airport. The source said that the airline would restore its normal operations…
Flights delayed as rockets again hit Kandahar airport
Civilian flights were delayed for a second day on Sunday at the Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in southern Kandahar province following a rocket attack on the airfield, officials said. The airport was first hit with rockets…
Airlines to be fined over delayed domestic flights: ACAA
The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) on Saturday said airlines would be fined over delayed domestic flights in future under a new policy. The ACAA decision comes after many people complained about delayed flights between provinces. Deputy operational…
Tashkent to resume flights with Kabul, Mazar
KABUL to $2 billion by 2023, Uzbekistan eyes resuming direct flights to the war-torn country in 2021. Direct flights would be launched in January between Tashkent and Kabul and Tashkent and Mazar-i-Sharif, a media report said on Monday. A decree…
Flights from Kabul to Turkey stay suspended
Flights from Kabul to Turkey have will remain suspended till October 17 die to the coronavirus threat, says the Civil Aviation Authority. But Turkey would continue to operate flights to Kabul from Turkey, CAA chief Mohammad Qasim Wafaeezada…
Covid-19: First international flight lands in Kabul
KABUL Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) said 350 passengers were brought home from Istanbul to Kabul by a Turkish airline on Wednesday morning. International flights from and to Afghanistan stopped due to the spread of Covid-19 few months back. Mohammad Naeem…
No cargo flight from Kandahar to India current solar year
Fresh and dried fruit traders and their representatives on Wednesday said no cargo flight took place from southern Kandahar province to India current 1398 solar year. Traders and commerce and industry officials called for resumption of cargo…
25pc increase in air traffic after Ukrainian plane crash in Iran: ACAA
KABUL Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) on Saturday said flights traffic over the country’s airspace increased by 25 percent after a Ukrainian aircraft crashed in Iran and recent tensions in the region. The Ukrainian airliner burst into flames shortly after take-off…
