Last month, SpiceJet flight intercepted by Pakistan jets amid confusion

The incident occurred on September 23, when the SpiceJet flight, SG-21, was flying from New Delhi to Kabul, ANI reported.

As requested by the Pakistani F-16 jet pilots, the SpiceJet captain briefed them about the flight details.

The pilot said, "This is SpiceJet, Indian commercial aircraft, which carries passengers and is going to Kabul as per schedule."

Speaking to ANI on the condition of anonymity, a passenger said the Pakistani jets and its pilots could be seen by the passengers.

The passenger said that the Pakistani pilots gestured to the SpiceJet pilot to lower the altitude.

The passenger said, "At the time when Pakistani F-16s were flying around their flight, all passengers were asked to shut their windows and maintain silence."

Reportedly, the interception was a result of some confusion over the "call-sign" assigned to the SpiceJet flight.

SpiceJet aircrafts are assigned the code 'SG', however, Pakistani ATC (Air Traffic Control) misunderstood SpiceJet as 'IA'.

This led them to believe that the aircraft belonged to the Indian Army or Indian Air Force and they immediately deployed F-16s to intercept the plane.

To recall, after IAF destroyed a Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp in Balakot in February, Pakistan closed its airspace, partially reopening it in July.

Last month, Pakistan barred PM Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind from entering its airspace.

Modi was traveling to the United States while the President to Iceland.

Pakistan justified the move by citing the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status.