TAIPEI, May 7 (Reuters) - Some Asian airlines on

Wednesday said they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and

from Europe because of fighting between India and Pakistan.

India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir and Pakistan

said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in the worst

fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed

enemies.

Taiwan's EVA Air said that it will adjust its

flights to and from Europe to avoid airspace affected by

fighting between India and Pakistan for safety reasons.

One flight from Vienna will be diverted back to that city,

while a flight from Taipei to Milan will be diverted to Vienna

for refuelling before continuing on to its destination, the

airline said in a statement to Reuters.

Korean Air has been avoiding Pakistan airspace

for its flights operating between South Korea's Incheon and

Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Taiwan's China Airlines said it had activated its

contingency plan and "taken a series of measures to ensure the

safety of its passengers and crew". It did not elaborate.

The website of Taiwan's main international airport at

Taoyuan, outside of Taipei, showed that Wednesday's China

Airlines non-stop flight to London had been cancelled.

Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine many Europe bound

flights from Taiwan overflew Russia, but Taiwanese airlines are

now banned after Taipei joined in Western sanctions on Moscow

and generally fly over India, Pakistan and Central Asia.