The flight operation at AllamaIqbal International Airport, Lahore has been in disarray following thick fog that has engulfed the city in the morning.
The visibility on the runway was 350 meters causing several flightseither cancelled or delayed.
Malaysia Air Flight OD 132 to Kuala Lumpur has been cancelled. Flight PA 470 from Lahore to Jeddah has been cancelled. Flight PA 406 from Karachi to Lahore has been cancelled.
It has been decided to operate Flight PK 235 from Islamabad. The flightwas initially scheduled to fly from Lahore to Dubai.
Flight PK 189 scheduled to fly from Lahore to Bahrain will be operatedfrom Islamabad. Flight PA 412 from Lahore to Sharjah was delayed for 14 hours.
Saudi Air Flight SV 738 from Lahore to Jeddah was delayed for 11 hours. Etihad Air Flight EY 241 from Lahore to Abu Dhabi has been delayed for 13 hours. Several trains destined for Lahore have been delayed owing to dense fog in Punjab.
According to railways authorities, Khyber Mail Express was delayed by one and a half hours, Green Line (Karachi-Lahore) for three hours and Tezgam Express was delayed for one and a half hours.
Allama Iqbal Express from Karachi to Sialkot has been delayed for two hours while Karachi to Lahore Hazara Express has been late for almost two hours. Business Express coming from Karachi to Lahore has been delayed for the longest time of five hours. Jaffar Express from Quetta to Peshawar has been late by one hour. Farid Express from Karachi to Lahore via Kasur reached its destination after a delay of one and a half hours.
Officials said Karakoram Express from Karachi to Lahore, Rehman Baba Express and Pakistan Express have been late. Delay in departure and arrival of trains caused anxiety and trouble for passengers in the harsh weather.
