Flight operations at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore have been severely affected by heavy fog on Thursday morning.
Due to heavy fog, ten affected domestic and international flights have been diverted to other airports. As per schedule PK-9761 will land at Islamabad International Airport instead of Lahore while the flight from Lahore to Madinah and Dubai will also take off from Islamabad Airport.
The schedule of flights at Allama Iqbal International Airport has been affected due to heavy fog in Lahore. Due to fog, nine domestic and international flights have been delayed including flights to Riyadh, Jeddah, Toronto and Dubai while five incoming flights to Lahore could not land.
Airlines have been issued a warning about the weather and pilots have been alerted to observe caution while landing.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Thursday issued an advisory amid fog flight delays flights and said due to dense fog flights to Lahore, Multan, and Sialkot may be cancelled, changed, or delayed due to low visibility and intensity of fog.
“All passengers are requested to get information about their flight from the call center before leaving for the airport. Apologies for this inconvenience to the distinguished guests,” he added.
On Wednesday, Lahore Airport found itself blanketed in an unprecedented reign of fog, causing chaos in flight schedules and operations. The airport issued strict instructions to pilots, mandating them to seek permission from Air Traffic Control (ATC) before attempting any landings or take-offs.
The airport authorities made a critical decision to shut down the runway, halting all flight operations. The closure severely impacted numerous flights, leading to multiple cancellations and significant alterations in schedules. Several airlines bore the brunt of the fog-induced disruption.
