Noida, May 1 -- Pakistan's decision to block Indian airlines from using their airspace will have a limited impact on its southern and western flight operations but will significantly affect northern routes, particularly from New Delhi, according to Air Marshal (Retd) Sanjeev Kapoor.

However, Kapoor said India's decision to close its airspace to Pakistan's airlines in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack is expected to severely disrupt Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operations, increasing flight times and costs.

In a self-made video, Marshal Kapoor explained, "Our flights operating from North India, international flights, especially from Delhi, get affected because we have to go to Gujarat and thereafter follow the west...