Weather issue: Fog disrupts flight schedule

Flights from Jeddah and Dubai diverted to nearby airports due to low visibility

KARACHI: Heavy fog disturbed the flight schedule at Jinnah International Airport in the early hours of Thursday. According to the spokesperson of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), flight PK-732 arriving at Karachi from Jeddah and flight PK-214 arriving from Dubai were diverted to nearby airports, including Muscat, due to low visibility. The flights later landed at Karachi airport after clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 30^th, 2016.