International flights from Delhi and several northern Indian cities are expected to experience longer travel times and increased fares, following Pakistan's decision to close its airspace to Indian airlines.

Denial has remained Pakistan's modus operandi, be it the Kargil War of 1999, the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, or now the Pahalgam terror incident. Despite initial denials, Pakistan's U-turn keeps it in a Catch-22 situation.

Scores of tourists returned safely to Mumbai on April 24 after a terror attack in Kashmir claimed over two dozen lives, most of them from Maharashtra. The returning tourists were greeted with white roses and chocolates by local politicians at the Mumbai international airport.