Bad weather conditions has disrupted 71 flights across pakistan – eight flights were cancelled and 63 delayed nationwide, aviation officials confirmed.
At Sialkot Airport, operations were hit hard as Pakistan International Airlines’ Abu Dhabi–Sialkot flight PK-178 was diverted to Karachi, while Flydubai flight FZ-337 was rerouted to Islamabad. Flydubai’s Sialkot–Dubai flight FZ-338 was delayed by 17 hours, and flights FZ-782 and FZ-783 were pushed back by more than five hours. The departure of PK-179 was also delayed by two hours.
Islamabad Airport saw major disruption, where 14 flights faced delays ranging from one to 15 hours. Nine Karachi-bound flights were delayed up to seven hours, while Islamabad–Abu Dhabi flight PA-230 was held up for nine hours. Islamabad–Dubai flight PA-210 experienced the longest delay of 15 hours.
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Flight schedules at Lahore Airport were also affected, with 11 flights delayed between one and six hours. Seven flights between Karachi and Lahore were delayed for up to four hours.
Elsewhere, four flights to Peshawar, two to Skardu, three to Multan, and nine to Karachi were delayed due to bad weather, adding to passenger inconvenience nationwide.
