Flight operations resume after temporary halt at Lahore airport
Last updated on: 17 July,2019 04:03 pm
The flight was rerouted to Sialkot due to birds hitting the airplane.
SIALKOT (Dunya News) – Flight operations have been resumed on Wednesday after being disrupted at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore due to birds hitting the airplanes during landings and departures.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) halted flights from departures and arrivals as two international flights from Dubai were diverted to Karachi airport.
Furthermore, several flights scheduled to depart from the Lahore airport were also delayed.
A Lahore-bound PIA flight PK-734 carrying 342 from Paris on Wednesday made an emergency landing at the Sialkot Airport after being hit by birds, Dunya News reported.
According to the airport officials, the flight was rerouted to Sialkot due to birds hitting the airplane.
Consequently, passengers have been stranded in the airplane for more than two hours.