Published on, Sept. 29 -- September 29, 2025 8:19 PM

An Azerbaijani cargo flight headed to Colombo was forced to take a long detour after India denied access to its airspace. The plane, operated by flight ZP 4771, had made an emergency landing in Karachi on September 23 due to a technical fault while en route from Baku to Chennai. After five days of repairs under foreign supervision, the aircraft was ready to fly again - this time, to Colombo instead of Chennai.

However, Indian authorities reportedly refused to allow the plane into their airspace. This forced the aircraft to reroute in the opposite direction, entering Iranian airspace via Gwadar. It then passed over Dubai and Muscat, before flying across the Arabian Sea and reaching Col...