The airspace ban over Pakistan which began on the February, a day after India targeted the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror base in Balakot in Pakistan, is costing Air India, the national carrier, dearly. As a result of longer flights, which have had to become one-stop operations, the airline has bled more than Rs. 60 crore so far. And that number is going up every day - potentially disastrous news for the cash-strapped airline which is surviving on government bailouts.
