Amritsar-Bound Air India Flight 'Marginally Infringed' Into Pakistan Airspace, Internal Probe On

An Air India flight from Delhi to Punjab's Amritsar briefly entered Pakistani airspace while carrying out a go-around manoeuvre at Amritsar airport on June 22, the airline said.In a statement, Air India said the crew operating flight AI479 had "marginally infringed" into Pakistan airspace during the manoeuvre."The crew operating flight AI479 from Delhi to Amritsar on 22 June had marginally infringed into the Pakistan airspace while manoeuvring a go-around at Amritsar airport," the airline said.Sources told Times Now that the flight was diverted to Delhi as the alternative diversion station for Amritsar is Delhi. Since there was congestion, the pilot diverted back to Delhi as per standard operating procedure. The incident has been reported to the regulatory

authorities and is being investigated internally. "The incident has been reported to the regulatory authorities and is being investigated internally. At Air India, the safety of passengers and crew remain top priority," the airline said in the statement.