Dozens of flights cancelled at Islamabad, Karachi, Faisalabad airports
Dozens of international and domestic flights of different airlines failed to depart from Pakistan's three major aiprots on Wednesday as the conflict in Middle East continued to flare, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Twenty-two international and domestic flights of different airlines failed to take off from Jinnah International Airport Karachi for the Gulf region.
Emirates flights EK-601 and 603 were cancelled. These flights were scheduled to land in Dubai from Karachi.
A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-709 was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to depart from Karachi for Riyadh.
Another Saudi Arabian Airlines flight, SV-701, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land at Jeddah International Airport from Karachi.
An Airblue flight, PA-110, was also cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land in Dubai from Karachi.
Flydubai flights FZ-334, 336, and 330 were cancelled. These flights were scheduled to depart from Karachi for Dubai.
A Thai Airways flight TG-342 was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to depart from Karachi for Bangkok.
An Etihad Airways flight EY-293 was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land in Abu Dhabi from Karachi.
An Oman Air flight WY-324, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land in Muscat from Karachi.
An Air Sial flight, PF-143, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, from Karachi.
Two more Air Sial flights, PF-123 and 125, were cancelled. These flights were scheduled to land at New Islamabad International Airport.
Two Airblue flights, PA-402 and 404, were cancelled. These flights were scheduled to take off from Karachi to Lahore.
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight, PK-370, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land at Sukkur Airport from Karachi.
Another PIA flight, PK536, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land at Sukkur from Karachi.
A PIA flight, PK-306, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land at Lahore Airport from Karachi.
A Fly Jinnah Airlines flight 9P-846 was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land at Lahore from Karachi.
An Airblue flight PA-206, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to take off from Karachi for Islamabad.
Another Fly Jinnah flight 9P851 was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to reach Quetta from Karachi.
Meanwhile, 35 Gulf-bound flights of different airlines failed to take off from Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIA) on Wednesday.
These flights were cancelled due to the closure of Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait, and Bahrain’s airports.
An Air Sial flight PF-796, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to depart from Lahore to Abu Dhabi.
An Airblue flight PA-410, was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land in Dubai from Lahore.
A Qatar Airways flight QR-621 was cancelled. The light was scheduled to depart for Qatar from Lahore.
A Kuwait-bound flight of Jazara Air J9-501 was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land in Kuwait from Lahore.
Another flight of Jazara Air J9-502 was cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land in Kuwait from Lahore.
Emirates Airlines flights EK-622 and EK-623 were cancelled. A Kuwait Airways flight, KU-202, was also cancelled.
Etihad Airways flights EY-284 and EY-285 were also cancelled.
A Fly Jinnah flight 9P 501 was also cancelled. The flight was scheduled to land at Lahore from Sharjah.
Meanwhile, flight operation was badly affected at Faisalabad International Airport and New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) as several Dubai-bound and domestic flights were cancelled due to the Iran-Israel war.
These flights were scheduled to depart from Faisalabad to Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. Only flights for Madina and Jeddah were able to depart from Faisalabad.
Airport officials advised passengers to contact the Call Center to know about the status of their flight before their arrival at the airport.
Meanwhile, a number of international and domestic flights were cancelled from Islamabad International Airport on the fourth consecutive day. today.
A British Airways flight, which was scheduled to depart for London, was also cancelled.
An Airblue flight, which was scheduled to take off from Islamabad for Dubai, was also cancelled.
A Gulf Air flight, which was scheduled to land in Bahrain from Islamabad, was cancelled. An Air Sial flight for Abu Dhabi and a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight for Dubai were also cancelled.
A Flynas flight, which was scheduled to go to Riyadh, and an Etihad Airways flight were also cancelled.
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight, which was scheduled to land in Gilgit, and a Fly Jinnah flight, which was scheduled to land in Quetta was also cancelled.
Air Sial’s flight, which was scheduled to depart for Riyadh, and PIA's flight for Sharjah were also cancelled.
Pakistan International Airlines flights, which were scheduled to depart for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain were cancelled.
Reporters: Aqsa Shahid, Saeed Ahmad Saeed, Imran Aslam and Tayyab Saif