Outbound occupancy remains 50% to 60% below inbound as security clearances continue, PAA says no emergency situation
LAHORE:
Air operations interrupted by the Middle East war have been partially restored. After 25 days, air operations to and from Doha have also resumed. Flights arriving from Doha are not turned back immediately and only depart after an assessment of the security situation.
Flights arriving from Middle Eastern countries carry a higher number of passengers, while departing flights have less than 50% occupancy.
According to airport sources, the suspension of air operations caused by the war between Iran and the United States is being progressively lifted. Following the resumption of flights from Fujairah, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai, limited flights have now also started from Doha, with planes arriving in both Karachi and Lahore. These flights do not depart immediately and will only depart after receiving security clearance.
Outbound flights currently have between 50% and 60% fewer passengers than arrival flights.
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A total of 18 flights from various cities in the Middle East arrived in Pakistan. As security clearances continue to be granted, the volume of flight operations will gradually increase.
Airport sources claim that all international airports in Pakistan are providing all facilities for landing and take-off of aircraft, and airlines have been given facilities to handle any emergency situation. Airlines in the Middle East and other countries have also been provided with parking spaces for their planes in emergency situations.
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The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) remains in constant contact with all domestic and foreign airlines, and communication continues daily in the morning and afternoon, and sometimes well into the night, about the evolving situation.
Meanwhile, a PAA spokesperson stated that air operations at all international airports continue normally, all facilities are being provided to flights arriving and departing to the Middle East and other countries, and there is no emergency situation of any kind.
