Pakistan cancels another 116 flights amid regional tensions
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Airline officials have instructed passengers to go to the airport only upon notification.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Escalating regional tensions following the US and Israeli attack on Iran have disrupted flight operations in Pakistan like Middle East as 116 flights have been cancelled in the country.
Due to war in the region, the flight schedule in Pakistan could not be restored. Another 116 flights were cancelled at various airports in the country.
Another 116 flights were cancelled at various airports in the country. Flights to other countries including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar could not take off. Flights from Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and other airports were cancelled.
Thirteen hundred more flights were cancelled in several Middle Eastern countries, 9,500 flights were cancelled at seven airports in the Middle East.
UAE Civil Aviation Authority has resumed flights, and limited commercial flights have been activated from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah airports.
Airline officials have instructed passengers to go to the airport only upon notification. Jordan has also reopened its airspace.
Several regional countries shut down their airspace when Tehran launched strikes against US bases in the Gulf following US-Israeli strikes on Iran last Saturday.
The conflict has affected key air corridors and forced airlines to cancel or reroute thousands of flights.
Pakistani officials said more than 369 international and domestic flights have been canceled nationwide since the conflict began, with most of them scheduled to fly between Pakistan and destinations in the Middle East.
