Dense fog, zero visibility at Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan and adjoining areas, the schedule of PIA flights departures and arrivals remain affected, PIA spokesman said on Wednesday. Due to heavy fog at Lahore and adjoining areas, the schedule of PIA domestic and international flights is affected now being subject to weather as safety is the foremost priority of PIA and flights cannot be operated under such weather conditions when the visibility is zero.

Flight timings of the following flights were changed due to Fog: PK307 of 25th December could not operate at night time due to heavy fog. The flight was sent next day. Similarly PK302 Karachi-Lahore, PK300 Karachi-Islamabad, PK709 & PK710 Lahore-Manchester-Lahore, PK751 & PK752 Lahore-Oslo-Copenhagen-Lahore, PK323 & PK322 Lahore-Quetta-Lahore, PK270-271 Lahore-Delhi-Lahore, PK898 & PK899 Lahore-Kuala Lumpur-Lahore, PK203 & PK204 Lahore-Dubai-Lahore and PK893 Islamabad-Lahore were re-scheduled, while PK652 Lahore-Islamabad was cancelled. Lahore weather remains unpredictable from evening till late morning therefore flights operations keep monitoring and as soon as there is a visibility flight are operated. It is expected that the weather pattern may remain unchanged till next Friday. Hence, expected time of arrivals and departures has been changed to ensure safety of Passengers. Passengers are requested to please contact the PIA call centre 111-786-786 for flight timings.-PR

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