New Delhi, April 24 -- Air India on Thursday announced that some flights to or from North America, UK, Europe, ME will take alternative extended route as Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian airlines after New Delhi announced several measures downgrading diplomatic ties with Islamabad following terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

26 people, including two foreigners and two locals, were killed in Pahalgam on Tuesday.

"Due to the announced restriction of Pakistan airspace for all Indian airlines, it is expected that some Air India flights to or from North America, UK, Europe, and Middle East will take an alternative extended route," said Air India in a post on X.

The airline said that it regrets the inconvenience caused to ...