The war between Iran and Israel has created a new and major crisis for civil flights in West Asia. While the air boundaries of many countries have been closed, many airlines have canceled many flights in view of the dangers. In such a situation, obviously affect VIP flights will also be affected. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Air India-1, who is leaving on a tour of three countries on Sunday morning, will also have to take a long and safe path for Cyprus.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave from Delhi at around 7:30 am on Sunday morning to attend the G-7 summit in Canada. PM Modi will reach Cyprus before the G-7 conference in Canada, Canada. If we look at the map of the air route from India to Cyprus, it is clear that countries like Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Israel come in its way. At the same time, if you look at the alternative route, it also comes in countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, many of which are interrupted due to stress of air limits of countries. The Pakistani air border between India and Pakistan between May 7-10 is already closed to Indian aircraft from the water from Bas.
Sources, who have been aware of PM Modi’s journey program, also confirmed that at present, due to the disruptions of aircraft for VIP aircraft, many boundaries of movement routes have arisen. In such a situation, the path of Delhi to Laranka from Delhi was decided in 8-9 hours in a normal situation. But in the current situation, this journey will become longer due to the alternative reasons for security reasons.
According to the current program, PM Modi will leave from Delhi at seven thirty in the morning and reach Laranka at around three o’clock in the afternoon. PM Modi will stay in Cyprus for about 24 hours and then leave for Canada. Even in the journey ahead, PM Modi’s aircraft will have to travel ahead by avoiding the stressed area of ​​Russia-Ukraine Jung.
Since the bombing on 13 June 2025 at many of Iran’s locations from Israel, tension has been at its peak in the entire area. Due to the closure of aerial border of many countries in the region including Iran, flights leading from India to Europe, North America and other western countries have to go through long routes. This situation is not only rooting flight, but is also increasing fuel costs and movement expenses. In such a situation, it is bound to affect air fares and freight.
It is believed that the route from India to North America and western countries has increased by 1-2 hours. At the same time, the operation cost of aviation companies is estimated to increase by up to 12 per cent. In such a situation, Indian companies like Air India and Indigo have also postponed more than a dozen flights immediately.