Delhi-Amritsar Air India flight briefly enters Pak airspace during go-around

25-Jun-2026

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On June 22, Air India flight AI479 from Delhi to Amritsar briefly entered Pakistani airspace during a go-around caused by congestion and a runway inspection at Amritsar airport. The two-minute airspace incursion was coordinated with Pakistani ATC and reported to India's DGCA, which initiated an internal investigation and took interim action against involved staff. 

The flight later diverted to Delhi, refueled, and reached Amritsar the same evening. This incident followed a similar brief airspace breach by a Pakistani flight earlier in June, with no security threats detected.