15 flights across Pakistan were cancelled and 41 delayed, due to technical and operational reasons. According to the flight schedule, major routes such as Karachi to Lahore (PK 302), Dubai to Karachi (PK 213), and Islamabad to Quetta and Sukkur (PK 325, 326, 631, 632) were among those cancelled.
Several international flights were also affected. Lahore to Jeddah (PA 471), Dubai-bound flights (PK 203, PK 204, PA 216) and Karachi to Jeddah flights (ER 811, 812) were called off. A private airline Sharjah to Islamabad flight (PA 212) was also cancelled, leaving passengers with no alternative arrangements.
Delays added further misery for passengers. Lahore to Karachi (PK 306) was delayed by 15 hours, Lahore to Sharjah (PA 412, 413) by eight and a half hours while Lahore to Doha (PK 279) was held up for nine hours.
Islamabad to Karachi flights (PK 300, 301) faced a two-hour delay each. Lahore to Islamabad (PK 308) was delayed by three and a half hours and Karachi to Faisalabad (PK 340) and Karachi to Multan (PK 331) were delayed by three hours each.
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On the international side, Multan to Riyadh (PK 765) and Qassim (PK 170) were four hours late. Lahore to Quetta (PK 322) suffered a four-and-a-half-hour delay while Islamabad to Dubai (PA 210, 216) was held up for four to six and a half hours.
