PIA flight from Lahore to Karachi diverted to Muscat

PIA spokesperson says flight was diverted due to fog


News Desk December 23, 2016
PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore to Karachi was diverted to Muscat on Friday.

Flight PK-307 was scheduled to depart from Lahore at 9:00pm Thursday night. However, it took off this morning and landed in Muscat instead of Karachi.

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PIA spokesperson Danyal Gilani told The Express Tribune the flight was diverted due to dense fog in Karachi. “The fog in Karachi today decreased visibility to 50 metres,” Gilani said.

“Muscat is the nearest standby airport where the flight could be landed," he added. After the fog cleared, the plane took off for Karachi from Muscat and landed at 12:07pm.

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FlightRadar24 data shows that airliner descended to 10,000 feet, encircled a few times and then continued its flight to ultimately land in Muscat.


The PIA spokesperson added that another flight PK-732 from Jeddah to Karachi landed in Lahore due to fog.

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Meanwhile, an official statement by the PIA spokesperson said the two flights had been diverted to Muscat as visibility at all airports near Karachi was poor. "Now with improved visibility flight operation at Karachi has been restored," it read.

Last month, a flight en route to Lahore was diverted to Manchester after all of the aircraft’s toilets got choked. A statement released by the national flag carrier said the toilets on PK-798, flying from Toronto to Lahore, had gotten choked after something solid was thrown by passengers. PIA said all toilets had been consequently affected as they were connected with a common drain line.

On December 7, a PIA flight from Chitral to Islamabad crashed in Abbottabad killing all 47 on board.

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Mubbashir | 7 years ago | Reply I was on this flight and the crew was extremely professional and helpful.
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