Two flights cancelled, 15 delayed after fog engulfs Lahore airport

As many as two flights were cancelled while 15 were delayed after dense fog in and around Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport on Sunday morning again disrupted the flights’ operation, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Saudi Airlines flight SV-738, from Jeddah to Lahore, and Lahore to Jeddah flight SV-739 were cancelled after fog resulted in a marked reduction in visibility on the runway.

Similarly, Airblues flight PA-471, from Jeddah to Lahore, had to be delayed by 10 hours and 40 minutes.   

The airline’s another flight PA-431, from Abu Dhabi to Lahore, was delayed by eight and a half hours.

PA-411, the airlines flight from Dubai to Lahore, was delayed by five hours.

Likewise, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-940, from Jeddah to Lahore, was delayed by four hours.

The airlines another flight, PK-765, from Lahore to Riyadh, was six hours behind schedule.

AirSial flight PF-721, from Jeddah to Lahore, was delayed by two hours and 10 minutes.  

Airlines another flight PF-144, from Lahore to Karachi, was delayed by five hours.

SV-734, Saudi Airlines flight from Jeddah to Lahore was delayed by three hours, while Istanbul-bound Turkish Airlines flight PK-715 was four hours behind schedule.

Reporter: Saeed Ahmad Saeed