Flight operations resume

Domestic and international flights divert due to a flock of birds

LAHORE: Flight operations returned back to normal at Allama Iqbal International Airport. Reportedly, domestic and international flights had to be diverted to other airports due to a flock of birds while flights departing from Lahore faced delay, early Thursday morning. As a result, passengers were inconvenienced. According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the runway had to be closed for two hours due to the presence of a flock of birds. Reportedly, bird shooters chased the winged fiends away by firing in the air. Flight operations resumed after the flock of birds had been dispersed.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 19^th, 2019.