Adverse weather conditions disrupt rail, air travel

Thirteen trains and 12 flights delayed, 14 flights cancelled

LAHORE: Travellers on Sunday faced difficulties as 13 trains and 12 flights were delayed while 14 in-bound and out-bound flights were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

According to details, due to the fog and poor weather conditions in the country, trains moving between Karachi, Quetta, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi reached their destinations hours late while trains that arrived in Lahore from Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta left for their destinations late.

The Awami Express arrived in Lahore from Karachi three hours late. The Iqbal Express arriving from Karachi also reached three hours late while the Jafar Express arriving from Quetta faced a delay of two-and-a-half hours. The Khyber Mail, arriving from Karachi, was 45 minutes late.

The Karachi Express was an hour late while the Business Express was one-and-a-half hours late. The Akbar Express, coming from Quetta, was an hour late while the Karakorum Express coming from Karachi was one-and-a-half hours late. The Tezgam arriving from Karachi was an hour late and so was the Ghori Express coming from Faisalabad.

On the other hand, flights inside and outside the country also faced cancellation and delays.

The cancelled flights included one for Tehran, PIA’s flight 313 to Karachi, China Airline’s flight 6018 to Armachi, PIA’s flight 317 to Karachi, flight 654 for Islamabad, flight 583 to Karachi, flight 656 to Islamabad, flights 307 and 306 to Karachi, flight 655 to Islamabad, flight 582 to Karachi. Flights to Karachi, Islamabad, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Bahawalpur were also cancelled. They included China Airline’s Armachi-bound flight 6017 and PIA’s flight 720 coming from Milan. Air Blue’s flight to Muscat 230 was also cancelled.

The delayed ones included one flight 1195 coming in from Tehran, Emirates’ flight 622 coming from Dubai, PIA’s flight 317 coming from Dubai, Turkish Airline’s flight 715 to Istanbul, PIA’s flight 318 to Riyadh, Etihad Airways’ flight 242 to Abu Dhabi, Emirates’ flight 623 to Dubai, Qatar Airways flight 621 to Doha and a flight bound for Tehran 1194.

The difficulties being faced by the travellers as a result of delay and cancellation of flights are increasing by the day.