Several flights between Karachi, Lahore diverted after rainfall

KARACHI: Several flights of PIA and private airlines between Karachi and Lahore have been diverted after the cities witnessed rainfall on Monday.

According to details a Lahore bound PIA flight PK302 and a private airline s flight PA 402 from Karachi airport were diverted to Multan. The airport sources said that these flights would leave for their destination after the weather gets better. The flights from Karachi airport for Lahore Islamabad and Peshawar are facing a delay. Moreover two flights of PIA PK 303 and a private airline PA 403 for Karachi were delayed by two hours at the Lahore airport.

A Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesman said that they were monitoring the entire situation and the flights would be operated as soon as the weather gets better. It is pertinent to mention here the weather turned pleasant as large swathes of Karachi experienced moderate to heavy rainfall on early Monday morning.