Unavailability of planes: 46 flights from Lahore Airport cancelled

Flight operations at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport have resumed, with landings and take-offs continuing as scheduled, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Sunday.

However, despite the airport being functional, flight operations remain severely affected due to the earlier closure of the airport in the wake of Indian aggression and unavailability of aircraft.

As a result, 46 domestic and international flights scheduled to depart from or arrive in Lahore were cancelled on Sunday.

Some of the cancelled flights include:

AirBlue flight PA 430 to Abu Dhabi

Saudia flight SV 739 to Jeddah

Qatar Airways flight QR 621 to Doha

Emirates flight EK 623 to Dubai

PIA flight PK 797 to Toronto

Etihad Airways flight EY 285 to Abu Dhabi

Flynas flight XY 318 to Riyadh

SalamAir flight OV 522 to Muscat

Turkish Airlines flight TK 715 to Istanbul

Fly Jinnah flight 9P 580 to Riyadh

Fly Jinnah flight 9P 841 to Karachi

Qatar Airways flight QR 629 to Doha

AirBlue flight PA 401 to Karachi

Saudia flight SV 735 to Jeddah, and SV 736 from Jeddah to Lahore

Fly Jinnah flight 9P 500 to Sharjah

Fly Jinnah flight 9P 586 to Jeddah

SriLankan Airlines flight UL 185 from Colombo, and UL 186 to Colombo

Gulf Air flight GF 767 to Bahrain

Thai Airways flight TG 345 from Bangkok, and TG 346 to Bangkok

Officials said more delays and disruptions could continue until full aircraft availability is restored and air traffic stabilises.

Reporter: Saeed Ahmed Saeed