India, Oct. 29 -- Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Tuesday said that Pakistan's continued closure of its airspace to Indian carriers has inflicted an estimated Rs.4,000 crore loss on the airline so far, exacerbating the national carrier's operational and financial challenges in a turbulent year marked by the Ahmedabad air crash.

Wilson said the Pakistan airspace restrictions had forced Air India to reroute flights to Europe and North America, leading to significant increases in fuel consumption, crew costs, and turnaround times.

"(Pak) airspace closure causing an impact of 4000Cr to Air India," Campbell said at an event.

India and Pakistan both banned the other's aircrafts from using its airspace following the Pahalgam terror attack, t...