As a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 passenger plane entered the Indian airspace on May 4, the IAF was keeping a watch. Also, the Delhi air traffic control was informed of the conditions the plane was experiencing and had processed a request for the Boeing to fly a detour given the weather in the area. The Pakistani plane reportedly remained in the Indian airspace for ten minutes.
Giving these details here on Monday, sources also said the incident of the PIA that was flying in Indian airspace due to bad weather was coordinated between Lahore and Delhi, with information being shared with the Air Traffic Liaison Unit. The Indian Air Force was in the picture and was monitoring the situation. The PIA flight PK-248 took off from Muscat for Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore when it had to abort its landing due to bad weather conditions.
A tracker on Flight Radar 24, a commercially available app that monitors aircraft movement around the world, reports that the PIA jet flew north of Bhikhiwind in Punjab at 8.42pm on May 4 shortly after entering Indian airspace.
It then flew over the city of Tarn Taran before turning southwest to eventually return to Pakistani airspace where it diverted to Multan and landed there. Pakistan International Airlines has permission to operate certain flights over Indian airspace, including flights to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.
Several Indian airlines operate daily flights to West through Pakistani airspace.
