24 domestic, foreign flights cancelled; several delayed

At least 16 flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and eight of private airlines were cancelled Monday at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and other airports, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Rahim Yar Khan-bound PIA flights, PK582 and PK583, from Karachi were cancelled.

PIA flights, PK536 and PK537, of the Karachi-Sukkur route were also cancelled.

Peshawar-bound PIA flights, PK350 and PK 351 from Karachi were also cancelled.

Multan-bound PIA flights, PK330 and PK331, from Karachi were also cancelled.

Gilgit-bound PIA flights, PK601 and PK602, from Islamabad were cancelled.

Quetta-bound PIA flights, PK725 and PK726, from Islamabad were cancelled.

Sukkur-bound PIA flights, PK631 and PK632, from Islamabad were also cancelled.

Gilgit-bound PIA flights, PK605 and PK606, from Islamabad were also cancelled.

A private airline flight, PF743, from Saudi Arabia’s Dammam was also cancelled.

Karachi-bound flight PF144 from Lahore was also cancelled.

From Karachi, Islamabad-bound flight PF121 and Lahore-bound flight PF143 were cancelled.

Jeddah-bound flights, PF718 and PF719, from Islamabad were also cancelled.

Karachi-bound flights, PF122 and PF126, from Islamabad were also cancelled.

The flight schedule was affected due to a heavy rain and dust storm in Karachi.

Islamabad-bound flight ER502 from Karachi is likely to be delayed by one hour.

Jedda-bound private airline flight from Lahore was delayed by six hours. Flight ER821 will leave for Jeddah at 5:10 PM according to the new schedule.

Sialkot-bound PIA flight PK240 from Kuwait City was delayed by four hours.

The PIA spokesperson could not be contacted; therefore, queries to the answers about the delay in flights could not be answered.

 

Reporter: Meraj Akhtar