Flight operations at Jinnah International Airport were severely affected on Wednesday as poor weather conditions caused delays and cancellations of several domestic and international flights.
According to Jinnah airport sources, at least 12 flights were delayed. An Iraqi Airways flight to Najaf departed an hour late at 6:00 am, while an Airblue flight to Jeddah (PK-170) took off nearly seven hours behind schedule at 10:00 am.
Other international flights also faced disruption: Qatar Airways flight 605 to Doha, Flydubai flight 332 to Dubai, and Etihad Airways flight 297 to Abu Dhabi were each delayed by about an hour.
Domestic operations were also hit. PIA flight 455 from Karachi to Skardu was delayed by one hour, while Serene Air’s flight 520 to Lahore left 30 minutes late. PIA’s flight 300 to Islamabad departed 20 minutes behind schedule.
Meanwhile, AirSial’s flight 121 to Islamabad, scheduled for 7:00 am, had not departed by the time of reporting, and PIA’s flight 302 to Lahore, scheduled for 8:00 am, was also still awaiting departure. In addition, PIA’s flight 503 to Gwadar was cancelled.
