Domestic and International Flights Rescheduled Due to Adverse Weather Conditions
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has experienced significant disruptions to its flight schedule across the country due to adverse weather conditions.
Eight flights from Islamabad to Karachi have been canceled, while 35 other flights have faced delays. Canceled flights include PK-301 and PK-368 from Karachi to Islamabad, as well as PK-455 and PK-456 from Karachi to Skardu. Additionally, four flights from Islamabad to Gilgit, namely PK-601, 602, 605, and 606, have been canceled.
International flights have also been affected, with delays ranging from one and a half to two and a half hours for routes including Karachi to Dubai, Damascus, Muscat, Madinah, Jeddah, and Baghdad.
Specifically, PIA flight PK-301 from Islamabad has been delayed by an hour and a half. PK-302 to Lahore will now depart at 11 a.m., three hours behind schedule. Flights between Lahore and Karachi, PK-304 and PK-305, are delayed by an hour and a half, while the Lahore-Dubai flight PK-335 is delayed by one hour.
Further delays include Lahore-Muscat flight PK-229, which is now set to depart at 2:00 p.m., four hours later than planned, and Lahore-Bahrain flight PK-189, now departing at 11:30 p.m., five hours behind schedule.
Additional delays involve Lahore-Skardu flight PA-251 and Jeddah flight ER-801, both delayed by two hours, as well as Lahore-Dubai flight PA-216 and Riyadh flight PA-274, delayed by two and a half hours.
Upcoming flights from Lahore to Sharjah, Dubai, Kuwait City, Jeddah, and Muscat are also expected to be delayed by an hour and a half.
Flights from Islamabad to Muscat have been delayed by two and a half hours, while the Islamabad-Kuala Lumpur flight PK-894 is delayed by three hours. The Dammam flight PK-245 is running two hours late, and PIA’s Sialkot-Dammam flight PK-243 will now depart at 12:30 p.m., two and a half hours behind schedule.
Additionally, a foreign airline flight, SV-795 from Multan to Jeddah, has been delayed by two and a half hours due to the weather conditions.
