Flight operations in Punjab have been severely affected by dense smog and fog on Friday, resulting in widespread delays and cancellations, as reported by ARY Information.
In keeping with reviews, 11 flights have been canceled, whereas three diverted to alternate airports.
A complete of 53 home and worldwide flights confronted important delays. Notably, Pakistan Worldwide Airways (PIA) flights PK 340 and 341 from Karachi to Faisalabad have been amongst these canceled.
Extra cancellations included PIA flights PK 322 and 323 from Lahore to Quetta, in addition to a global flight, V739 from Jeddah to Lahore. Moreover, PIA flights PK 281 and 282 from Muscat to Sialkot have been additionally canceled.
4 flights from Islamabad to Gilgit (PK 601, 602, 605, and 606) didn’t function, as reported by ARY Information.
As a consequence of poor visibility brought on by the smog, some worldwide flights needed to land at alternate airports. Qatar Airways flight QR 616 from Doha to Multan landed in Islamabad and returned to Multan as soon as the climate situations improved.
Equally, Saudi Arabian Airways flight SV738 from Jeddah to Lahore additionally landed in Islamabad. One other worldwide flight, PK-244 from Dammam to Sialkot, was rerouted to Lahore, ARY Information reported.
A number of home flights, together with OD132 from Lahore to Kuala Lumpur and TG346 from Lahore to Bangkok, have been delayed till the next morning.
The continuing smog disaster additionally prompted the Punjab authorities to implement stricter measures, together with early market closures at eight pm to fight the air air pollution. Authorities sealed 75 retailers and several other marriage ceremony halls in Lahore for violating the early closing hours, and 14 eating places have been shut down for ignoring the out of doors eating ban, ARY Information reported.
As well as, retailers and eating places in numerous districts, together with Shalimar, Metropolis, Ravi, Raiwind, Cantonment, and Saddar Tehsils, have been sealed for non-compliance with the rules. The enforcement of those measures underscores the area’s efforts to deal with the rising smog downside within the area.
