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Flights delayed and cancelled at Jinnah International Airport due to heavy rain in Karachi

Flights delayed and cancelled at Jinnah International Airport due to heavy rain in Karachi

KARACHI: Flight operations at Jinnah International Airport were badly affected on Monday as heavy rain lashed the city, causing several delays, diversions, and cancellations. According to airport officials, a cargo flight from Vietnam and an international flight from Bahrain were unable to land in Karachi due to the downpour. A local flight, PK-305 from Lahore, … Read more

Karachi reports Five suspected monkeypox cases

monkeypox cases

The passengers came to Karachi from Muscat. They came by foreign flight. The health department shifted patients to the hospital.  Five passengers who arrived in Karachi from Muscat have been diagnosed with monkeypox, after which five suspected cases of monkeypox have come to light. According to details, monkeypx was diagnosed among five passengers who arrived … Read more

Passenger dies of cardiac arrest in foreign flight

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  • A passenger suffered heart attack in mid-air flight from Muscat to Islamabad.
  • Aircraft had to make emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport Karachi.
  • The deceased passenger named Besharat and he was from Azad Jammu Kashmir.

KARACHI: A passenger died of cardiac arrest on a flight from Muscat to Islamabad, due to which the foreign aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport Karachi.

A passenger suffered a heart attack on a foreign airline flight from Muscat to Islamabad. The captain immediately made an emergency landing at Karachi Airport.

Ambulance and paramedical staff were called at Karachi Airport, airport sources said that the doctors checked the patient and the passenger had already died.

The deceased passenger was named Besharat and was from Bagh Azad Jammu Kashmir. The body of the passenger was handed over to the Karachi Airport staff.

On the other hand, in the flight of a foreign airline from Karachi to Istanbul, a technical problem occurred in the plane, upon which the captain contacted the air traffic controller and made an emergency landing at Karachi airport.

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Passenger Muhammad Fayyaz passes away at Karachi Airport

Passenger passes away Karachi Airport

Passenger Muhammad Fayyaz passes away at Karachi Airport. The distressing event unfolded on September 12, 2023. The Airport Health Department promptly dispatched a team of doctors. A tragic incident occurred at Jinnah International Airport’s lounge as a passenger traveling from Karachi to Islamabad, identified as Muhammad Fayyaz, passed away, on Friday. The distressing event unfolded … Read more

Foreign tourist facilitation counter established at the Karachi airport

Foreign tourist facilitation center established at the Karachi airport

To assist tourists, particularly those arriving from neighboring countries, the Sindh Culture and Tourism Department has erected a facilitation counter in the terminal building of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Sindh Education and Culture Minister, and Syed Qasim Naveed, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Investment, jointly inaugurated the tourist … Read more

WATCH: Stray dogs make way to Karachi airport’s runway

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Two stray dogs discovered on the runway of Jinnah International Airport Karachi were shot and killed afterward, while a passenger onboard a plane reportedly recorded the entire incident. The discovery was reported on the evening of August 23 by airport authorities, who confirmed the incident. Later, the dogs were shot by bird shooters.

Imran Khan, the Karachi airport manager, submitted a letter to Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani, requesting that rubbish collection points be removed from the airport’s vicinity. He stated that immediate action was necessary to protect the safety of visitors traveling to and from the city.

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Fog disrupts flight schedule at Karachi and Lahore airports

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Due to the extreme foggy condition in two major cities, Karachi and Lahore, several flights were delayed at the Jinnah International Airport and Allama Iqbal International Airport on Monday.

According to the details, a flight of private airline ER-540 was delayed for five hours en route to Quetta at Karachi’s International Airport and was rescheduled to fly at 1:00 pm today. Another flight ER-502 took off at 9:00 am today to Lahore after the one-hour delay.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-302, which was going to depart for Lahore, got delayed for an hour. Another PIA’s flight to Islamabad, PK-300 was delayed for 45 minutes, and a private airline’s flight SV-707 en route to Jeddah was delayed for 1.5 hours.

Four flights were canceled today and 10 were delayed due to thick fog and technical issues at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport.

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Emergency Landing of Serene Airlines flight at Karachi Airport

Emergency Landing of Serene Airlines flight at Karachi Airport

Serene Airlines flight has made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport Karachi. According to CAA sources, Serene Air flight ER 504 was en route from Karachi to Islamabad during which the plane suffered a technical malfunction. CAA sources said that the engine number one of the Serene Airbus A330 was shut down during the … Read more

Russian Plane makes emergency technical landing at Karachi Airport

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After receiving permission from the Air Traffic Control, a Russian cargo plane made emergency technical landing on Jinnah International Airport. According to details, the plane was going to United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Afghanistan, but had to land at Karachi airport for refueling. In April this year an Indian cargo plane landed at Islamabad International … Read more

Self-Check-in Kiosk introduced at Airports in Karachi & Faisalabad

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No more long queues! Civil Aviation Association (CAA) has installed advance ‘Self-check-in kiosk’ machines for passengers at Jinnah International airport. This advanced machine is imported from France. According to details, this technology will facilitate the passengers as they will be capable of getting their boarding passes without waiting in long queues at the check-in counters. … Read more

PIA starts bringing Hajj pilgrims back to Pakistan

Intended pilgrims have submitted a total of 1, 49,330 Hajj applications at the designated banks across Pakistan under the government scheme.

PIA began its operation to bring Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia. The special Hajj flights began on Saturday (August 17) and will end on September 14. According to the details, PIA’s first post-Hajj flight PK-8702 with 166 pilgrims on board landed at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi today. The flight was departed from Jeddah airport. The … Read more