{"id":193403,"date":"2026-10-28T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=193403"},"modified":"2026-10-29T11:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:47:50","slug":"pakistan-closes-airspace-to-taiwanese-carriers-in-unprecedented-move-aligned-with-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/10\/pakistan-closes-airspace-to-taiwanese-carriers-in-unprecedented-move-aligned-with-beijing.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Closes Airspace to Taiwanese Carriers in Unprecedented Move Aligned With Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pakistan<\/strong> has become the first country in the world to ban Taiwanese airlines <\/strong>from overflying its airspace in support of the “One China” policy. The government mandate forces Taiwanese carriers to reroute Asia\u2013Europe services onto longer flight paths through Russian airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under this principle, Beijing maintains that there is only one China, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory, and that the People’s Republic of China serves as the sole legitimate government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Bloomberg News, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed the measure: “The aviation division follows the One China policy; mainland China is the only one allowed. We have only cleared Chinese carriers to overfly Pakistan.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taiwan, a democratically governed island of 23 million people, rejects Beijing\u2019s sovereignty claims and maintains de facto independence, even though only 12 countries\u2014mostly small developing nations such as Belize and Tuvalu\u2014maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taipei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impact on Asia\u2013Europe Routes: Diversions via Russia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The government confirmation follows reports from aviation trackers who detected operational shifts and extended flight tracks on Taiwanese services over the weekend, designed to circumvent Pakistani airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n