Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Wings over Karachi, PAA issues warning to Pilots

Wings over Karachi, PAA issues warning to Pilots

Karachi: The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has issued a crucial alert to all airline pilots operating at Karachi Airport, emphasizing heightened caution due to an increase in bird activity during the ongoing monsoon season. In a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), the authority urged flight crews to remain vigilant during takeoff and landing procedures, as the … Read more

Monkeypox: Govt issues new guidelines for airports

Over 3.27 Million Pakistanis Moved Abroad in Past 5 Years

KARACHI: New guidelines have been issued for airports in connection with the prevention of monkeypox virus.

The guidelines state that Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) will follow all SOPs related to flights and passengers, all airlines, staff and ground handling companies will be bound to follow the SOPs.

According to the guidelines, the Border Health Services Department will implement passenger screening and isolation measures at airports, while screening of flight crews coming to Pakistan from abroad has also been made mandatory.

The guidelines state that Airports Security Force (ASF) will provide security at the isolation areas established at airports while Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration will be bound to provide passenger details and FIA will not issue on-arrival visa to foreigners without health clearance.

The guidelines also state that the FIA ​​will be obliged to provide passenger information to the health authorities, customs clearance of passengers’ luggage must be obtained from the health authorities.

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Covid resurge: CAA begins screening passengers at airports

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CAA has begun screening passengers at airports Screening began at Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore airports Process of disinfecting the airports is also going on ISLAMABAD: Amid the threat of resurging of covid cases in Pakistan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has begun screening passengers at Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore airports. The screening process began at the … Read more

Govt decides to outsource three airports

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Govt has decided to outsource Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad airports The three airports will be outsourced on PPP mode PM directed to initiate the process of outsourcing ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to outsource the operations of three airports in the country. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz … Read more

Covid resurge: Screening at airports to resume

Covid screening

Covid screening at airports to be resumed The development came after resurge in cases Rapid test on suspects must be carried out immediately ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of Health has decided to take emergency measures to combat soaring Covid cases and has announced to resume screening of passengers landing from international flights. The development to … Read more

Fog disrupts rails, air operation in Pakistan

Punjab: several flights cancelled due to fog
  • Spokesperson CAA has issued fog updates at airports for passengers.
  • Several trains were delayed for up to seven hours across the country.
  • The visibility limit for flights at Lahore, Multan and Sialkot badly affected.

LAHORE: Spokesperson Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued fog updates at airports for passengers traveling by air.

Similarly, due to heavy fog, several trains running between Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, and other cities across the country were delayed for up to seven hours.

Spokesperson to the CAA, the visibility limit for flights at Lahore Airport is limited to 50 meters due to which the flights will be delayed.

According to Civil Aviation Authority, two-way flights PK 739 and PK 740 of PIA from Lahore to Jeddah are delayed due to fog, Air-blue flight PA 413 from Sharjah to Lahore, PIA flight PK 230 from Muscat to Lahore has also been delayed.

CAA Spokesman directed contact the concerned airline first before leaving for the airports.Apart from this, Turkish Air’s two-way flights from Lahore to Istanbul TK 714 and TK 715 have been canceled due to fog.

Spokesperson CAA said flights have been diverted to Islamabad as the visibility limit is up to 600 meters due to fog in Multan. The PIA flight PK 180 from Dubai to Sialkot has been diverted to Islamabad.

PIA flight PK768 from Jeddah to Lahore, and PIA flights PK848 and PK748 from Madinah to Lahore have also landed in Islamabad.

It should be noted that the passengers of these flights have been sent to their respective cities in buses provided by the airline.

Railways Spokesperson said Tezgam Express coming from Karachi was delayed for five hours, Millat Express four hours, Pakistan Express seven hours, Pak Business Express six hours, Karakoram Express two hours, Karachi Express three hours, Allama Iqbal Express three hours, Khyber Mail Express three hours, Jaffar Express two hours and Farid Express was delayed for three hours.

 

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Jet2 says airports ‘woefully ill-prepared’

Jet2

Jet2 claims widespread disruption affecting the aviation industry had a direct impact on it. Customers have reportedly had a “a much inferior experience” than they ought to have. The airline’s pre-tax losses for the most recent fiscal year increased to £388.8 million. According to low-cost airline Jet2, airports have been “woefully unprepared and under-resourced” for … Read more

PM suspends illegal FDE collection at airports

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken strict notice of the collection of Rs50,000 federal excise duty from passengers at airports. He expressed strong displeasure at the collection of federal excise duty from passengers at the airports. He directed that the illegal order to collect FED at airports should be immediately revoked and the practice … Read more

Airports have been ordered to cease ignoring disabled people

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Disabled passengers have been left waiting hours on planes for help to get off, the CAA has said. The industry has been struggling with staff shortages after the pandemic and post-cancellation travel restrictions. Civil Aviation Authority: Some recent incidents were “unacceptable”. Air terminals should quit bombing disabled travelers or they could confront legitimate activity, the … Read more

UK: Thousands of people unable to return home, as another 100 flights cancelled

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Thousands of vacationers are stranded abroad due to the cancellation of flights to the United Kingdom. The aviation industry is trying to keep up with rising travel demand. British Airways has cancelled more than 100 short-haul flights from Heathrow Airport. Thousands of vacationers are stranded abroad due to the cancellation of flights to the United … Read more

Israel arrests nine after crash images spark panic on plane

Israel

Nine Israelis were arrested on suspicion of using cell phones to share images of plane crashes with other passengers, causing panic and forcing their flight to be canceled said authorities. The incident occurred just as the AnadoluJet passenger plane was preparing to depart Tel Aviv for Istanbul, according to the Israel Airports Authority (IAA). “The … Read more

Iraq yet again hit by increasingly frequent dust storms

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Iraq was once again blanketed in an orange blanket on Sunday, the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly prevalent. Flights were grounded due to poor visibility at airports serving the capital Baghdad and the Shiite holy city of Najaf, with the phenomenon expected to continue into Monday, according to the weather service. … Read more

AT&T, Verizon agree to delay 5G implementation at some airports

AT&T

NEW YORK: AT&T and Verizon agreed Tuesday to a partial delay in activating their 5G networks following an outcry from US airlines, who said the rollout could lead to travel chaos. President Joe Biden said the move would avert major disruptions, but at least one airline, Delta, warned of the potential for cancellations despite the … Read more

US air travel still messy, with another 2,600 flights scrapped

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WASHINGTON – Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2,600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid cases. Further disruptions are predicted for Monday, as a winter storm blows eastward. As of 10:00 pm (0300 … Read more

Turkey, Qatar await Taliban green light to run airports

Taliban

ISTANBUL: Private Turkish and Qatari companies have agreed to jointly operate five airports in Afghanistan, although they are still waiting to reach a final deal with the Taliban, officials said on Tuesday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that a “memorandum of understanding” had been inked in Doha earlier this month, covering Kabul and … Read more

Saudi Arabia to privatise all its airports

Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is expected to convert 22 airport operators into holding companies, as a privatisation process for them proceeds rapidly, Arab News quoted head of the General Authority of Civil Aviation Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, as saying. He emphasised that the privatisation involved “vigorous steps”, with two proposed projects, Taif and Abha airports progressing toward final … Read more

S.Africa urges vaccines ‘without delay’ as cases surge

S.Africa urges vaccines 'without delay' as cases surge

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 6, 2021 (AFP) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged citizens to get vaccinated as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases driven by the new Omicron variant. The number of daily infections rose five-fold in the space of a week, from 2,828 on November 26 to 16,055 last Friday. About … Read more

Swiss robots use UV light to disinfect passenger aircrafts

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This pandemic time hit so much hard to this world including the airline industry, and many airlines in the world are still dealing with the covid-19 effects. According to the reports, a Swiss company, UVeya has made robots capable of using ultraviolet (UV) light to check passenger airplanes clean of viruses before they entered the … Read more

Nepal announces to reopen international flights

Nepal announces to reopen international flights

Nepal has announced that the airports, which have been closed since March, will reopen in mid-August. According to the foreign news agency, Nepal closed its airports at the end of March to prevent the possible spread of Coronavirus. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”etihad-airways-to-extend-flights-for-pakistan”] Nepal has announced the launch of international flights from mid-August. It should be noted … Read more

Saudi Arabia denies reports of resumption of international flights

Saudi Arabia denies reports of resumption of international flights

The Saudi administration has denied reports of a resumption of international flights from today. A statement from the management of King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh said that since June 8, King Khalid Airport will not be operational for the arrival and departure of international flights. Riyadh Airport Company has clarified that the … Read more

Flights resume in Saudi Arabia after two months

Saudi Arabia

Domestic flights resumed in Saudi Arabia, 11 airports opened. According to the details, domestic flights have been resumed at 11 airports in Saudi Arabia after two months and security measures related to Coronavirus will be followed during air travel. The sources said, before the flight, passengers will have to follow the instructions in the special … Read more