National carrier Air India recently received an unexpected praise for its relief operations - from Air Traffic Controller (ATC) of Pakistan. As the world grapples to contain rising cases of coronavirus, Air India was evacuating stranded European and Canadian citizens in its special flights operating from India to Frankfurt. As the flight entered in the Pakistan's Flight Information Region (FIR), the Pakistan Air Traffic Controller (ATC) greeted them "Assalaam Alaikum! This is Karachi's control welcoming Air India for relief flights to Frankfurt. We are proud of you that in a pandemic situation you are operating flights, Good Luck!."Then the flight also travelled over Iran whose direct airspace route is strictly reserved for their defence purposes only and is rarely accessible by airlines of other countries. The Air India captain said for the first time in his career, he had seen Iran giving a direct route of over 1,000 miles to aircraft of another country.
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