Several national and international flights delayed or canceled as visibility drops to 50 meters
Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. PHOTO: FILE
Thick fog enveloped Karachi and surrounding areas on Thursday morning, partially disrupting flight operations at Jinnah International Airport, delaying and canceling several domestic and international flights.
Visibility fell to 50 meters at the airport and nearby areas including Gulistan-e-Johar, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Malir and DHA Phase VIII.
At least 10 inbound and outbound flights were affected by fog. At the same time, several domestic and international flights were rescheduled for later in the day, with some rescheduled to evening schedules due to continued low visibility.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-302 from Karachi to Lahore, scheduled to depart at 8 am, was delayed. Flights operated by foreign airlines from Karachi to Jeddah and Riyadh were also delayed.
The Qatar Airways flight to Karachi, scheduled for 9 a.m., was delayed and rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Flights of a private private airline connecting Karachi to Lahore and Faisalabad were also delayed.
Flights operated by Flydubai from Karachi to Dubai, Saudi Airlines from Karachi to Jeddah and AirSial from Karachi to Lahore and Peshawar were also among the affected flights.
The disruption also led to the cancellation of six flights. These included Air China’s CA-946 from Karachi to Beijing, AirAsia
Dense fog was also reported from Jamiatur-Rasheed Ahsanabad and Gulzar-e-Hijri, pattern 33.
