26 flights canceled due to heavy fog

Lahore: Due to heavy fog in various areas of Punjab and Sindh, flight operations have been severely affected for the third day as well.

Today (Friday) 26 flights have been canceled after which total number of canceled flights stand at 89 in three days and more than 200 have been affected.

According to aviation authorities, international flights to Lahore and Sialkot are waiting for departure as the weather improves.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight PK248 from Dammam to Lahore and Flight PK244 from Dammam to Sialkot landed in Islamabad.

Not a single flight could land at Sialkot airport till 8:30am.

The aviation authorities stated that Saudi Air flight SV738 from Jeddah to Lahore was delayed by 12 hours, while flight ER522, ER523, PK306, PK307 to Karachi and Lahore were cancelled.

Two flights from Lahore to Abu Dhabi, Saudi Air flight from Jeddah to Lahore, PIA flight Lahore to Jeddah PK969, Lahore to Quetta PK322 and PK323 were also cancelled.

Lahore-Doha PK279, PK280 and Karachi to Quetta PK310, PK311 were also cancelled.

Karachi to Islamabad ER502, ER503, ER504, PK207, PK208, PK369, and Islamabad to Riyadh PK753, PK754 and Dammam to Islamabad PK246 have also been cancelled.

Dubai-Islamabad flight PK234 and Multan to Jeddah PK839 and 840 are included in the canceled schedule.

It is pertinent to note that 63 flights of different airports and airlines of Pakistan have been canceled during the last two days.