Smog shutdown: 11 flights cancelled, planes rerouted to alternate airports

Due to heavy fog and smog, the national and international flight schedules are affected. Authorities have canceled at least 11 flights due to smog, while 3 flights have been rerouted to alternate airports.

According to the flight schedule, two flights from Karachi to Faisalabad, PK-340 and PK-341, were canceled. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights PK-322 and PK-323 have also been canceled.

The flight schedule indicates that a foreign airline flight, No. SV-739, coming from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Lahore (Pakistan), has also been canceled due to severe weather conditions.

PIA flights PK-281 and PK-282, both coming from Muscat (Oman) to Sialkot (Pakistan), have also been canceled. Flights PK-601, PK-602, PK-605, and PK-606, traveling from Islamabad to Gilgit, have also been canceled.

According to the flight schedule, a foreign airline flight, No. QR-616, coming from Doha (Qatar) to Multan, was forced to land in Islamabad due to severe weather conditions. Once the weather improved, the flight was sent from Islamabad to Multan.

Similarly, a flight coming from Jeddah to Lahore, No. SV-738, also had to land in Islamabad due to fog. This resulted in a total of 53 national and international flights experiencing significant delays, causing unrest among passengers.