Flight disruptions cause major delays at Pakistan airports

Severe flight disruptions have hit Pakistan’s major airports on Tuesday, causing widespread delays and cancellations for both domestic and international routes.

Several major flights were cancelled at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, which include Qatar Airways flights 604 and 605 to Doha and AirSial flights 121 and 122 to Islamabad.

The PIA flight PK 300, departing from Karachi to Islamabad at 7am, was delayed for five hours and took off at noon, whereas another PIA flight left for Lahore, one hour and 20 minutes late.

Other cancellations included AirSial flights 141 and 142 from Karachi to Lahore, PIA's flight 455 from Karachi to Skardu, and SalamAir flights that were scheduled to operate from Muscat to Karachi. AirSial afternoon and evening flights to Lahore (143, 144, 125, and 126) also could not take place as scheduled.

At Islamabad International Airport, PIA flight 301 to Karachi departed four hours late at 2pm, while PK 309 was expected to leave one hour behind schedule. PIA flight 601 to Gilgit also took off 42 minutes late.

Meanwhile, Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport reported moderate delays, where AirBlue flight PA 401 to Karachi left 48 minutes late while PIA flight PK 303 took off at 10:45am instead of 9:45am.

Operations remain affected throughout the day, and passengers are advised to check with airlines for updated flight schedules before heading to airports.