RAWALPINDI: Because of the ongoing regional safety scenario, Pakistan has determined to briefly shut particular air routes in Karachi and Lahore areas.
The transfer comes amid the Iran-Israel-US battle that has badly disrupted flight operations throughout the Center East, with quite a few airways halting their providers.
In keeping with a notice to airmen (Notam) issued by the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA), these routes will stay unavailable for business operations from March 3 to March 31 between 9 am and three pm day by day.
The Notam stated “chosen ATS (air visitors service) routes segments” within the Karachi (OPKR) and Lahore (OPLR) flight data areas (FIRs) would stay unavailable through the above-mentioned interval resulting from “operational causes”.
An official stated that in this era, different air routes will likely be used to make sure that worldwide and home flights proceed to function.
In keeping with aviation consultants, precautionary measures have been taken because of the present regional scenario. They added that the short-term closure of particular routes was for safety causes and the related authorities have been monitoring the scenario.
Then again, no business flight was operated between the Center East and Islamabad Worldwide Airport (IIAP) on Monday, aside from an Etihad Airways flight that landed there.
In keeping with the airport data counter, Etihad Airways flight EY300 from Abu Dhabi arrived at IIAP at 7:30pm. Nevertheless, all flights from Dubai, Sharjah, Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat have been canceled as no flights departed from these international locations.
At present, PIA flights to and from Saudi Arabia stay operational, a spokesperson for PIA stated.
