1.   Advani also noted that the hijackers chose to land in Lahore, Pakistan, after they took control of the plane in Indian airspace.

2.   A person allegedly from a Kashmir separatist group called in the bomb threat as soon as the plane entered Indian airspace, the United News of India reported.

3.   Approval was being sought from other countries to reroute flights away from Indian airspace.

4.   Aziz harshly condemned the Indian attack, but did not clearly address whether the aircraft had violated Indian airspace.

5.   But he waited on a runway for more than six hours when officials refused permission to fly over Indian airspace.

6.   Flying via China allows him to avoid flying through Indian airspace, now closed to Pakistani airlines.

7.   He had flown to China to visit Premier Zhu Rongji and to avoid flying over Indian airspace on the way to Nepal.

8.   His plane had been delayed by fog in China, where he stopped to visit an ally, Premier Zhu Rongji, and to avoid flying over Indian airspace.

9.   His plane was delayed by fog in China, where he had visited an ally, Premier Zhu Rongji, and also avoided flying over Indian airspace.

10.   If the Indian ATCs do go on strike, Malaysia Airlines planes could fly south-west outside Indian airspace over the Seychelles, before continuing their journey north-bound.