Fogged out: Lahore Airport grapples with flight delays and diversions
Runway visibility drops to 50 meters at Allama Iqbal International Airport; Airblue, Emirates, and Saudi Airlines flights rescheduled
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Severe fog engulfed the vicinity of Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, reducing runway visibility to just 50 meters on Monday morning.
According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, due to reduced visibility, flight operations at Lahore Airport were significantly disrupted.
An Airblue flight, PA-406, coming from Karachi to Lahore, was denied permission to land and was diverted to Islamabad Airport.
Meanwhile, Airblue flight PA-416, scheduled to fly from Lahore to Dubai, faced a delay of 13 and a half hours. The flight is now rescheduled to depart from Lahore to Dubai tomorrow at 1:00 PM.
Similarly, Airblue flight PA-412, heading from Lahore to Sharjah, experienced a delay of 7 hours and has been rescheduled to depart at 6 am.
Emirates flight EK-623, which was to fly from Lahore to Dubai, has been delayed by two and a half hours.
Additionally, Saudi Airlines flight SV-738, arriving from Jeddah to Lahore, is delayed by 10 hours and 35 minutes.
Reporter Saeed Ahmad Saeed