Air Canada has announced that it’s temporarily suspending all service to India after Pakistani airspace was closed off.
This comes after the Government of Canada had issued travel advisories for India and Pakistan due to the risk of terrorist attacks.
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According to the India advisory, travellers should “exercise a high degree of caution in India due to a continuing threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country at all times”.
The advisory also says to avoid non-essential travel to the following states, due to conflict:
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
According to the Pakistan advisory, travellers should “avoid non-essential travel to to Pakistan with exceptions (see below). The security situation is unpredictable. There is a threat of terrorist attacks, kidnapping and sectarian violence”.
The government asks individuals to avoid all travel to:
- Islamabad
- The area within 10 km of all international borders, except the Wagah official border crossing point
- The Kashmir region, including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
- The province of Balochistan and its capital city, Quetta
- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including Swat, the city of Peshawar, Khyber, North
- Waziristan and South Waziristan
You can see all of Canada’s travel advisories here.
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