Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cancels 48 flights due
to fuel shortage
Ongoing fuel supply restrictions, resulting from unpaid dues
and operational challenges, continued to impact Pakistan International Airlines
(PIA) on Tuesday. This situation led to the state-owned airline canceling 24
domestic and international flights and delaying 12 others due to operational
issues.
Out of the 24 canceled flights, 11 were international, and
13 were domestic. PIA also preemptively canceled over two dozen flights for
Wednesday, with 16 being international and eight domestic flights. Some flights
are also expected to face delays.
PSO’s
refusal to supply fuel forces PIA to cancel 14 flights
A PIA spokesperson explained that the cancellations and
rescheduled departures were necessary due to limited daily fuel supplies for
PIA aircraft and operational requirements. On Tuesday, 13 domestic flights and
11 international flights were canceled because of fuel unavailability, with an
additional 12 flights experiencing delays.
The affected flights included routes to destinations such as
Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait.
PIA stated that passengers on the canceled flights were
accommodated on alternative flights. The airline also advised passengers to
contact the PIA call center, PIA offices, or their travel agents before heading
to the airport due to disruptions in flight operations resulting from the fuel
shortage.
Here is a list of the flights canceled for Wednesday:
PK-331 from Multan to Karachi
PK-181 from Islamabad to Sharjah
PK-233 from Islamabad to Dubai
Two-way flights PK-263 and PK-264 from Lahore to Abu Dhabi
Two-way flights PK-258 and PK-257 from Sharjah to Peshawar
PK-182 from Sharjah to Islamabad
PK-284 from Dubai to Peshawar
PK-217 from Peshawar to Abu Dhabi
PK-262 from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad
Two-way flights PK-281 and PK-282 from Sialkot to Muscat
Two-way flights PK-205 and PK-206 from Lahore to Kuwait
Two-way flights PK-293 and PK-294 from Multan to Sharjah
Two-way flights PK-451 and PK-452 from Islamabad to Skardu
Two-way flights PK-601 and PK-602 from Islamabad to Gilgit
Two-way flights PK-368 and PK-369 from Karachi to Islamabad
PK-330 from Karachi to Multan
Similarly, two-way flights PK-211 and PK-212 from Islamabad
to Dubai, two-way flights PK-221 and PK-222 from Multan to Dubai, and PK-179
and PK-180 from Sialkot to Dubai have also been canceled.
On Tuesday, flights including PK-302, 303, 306 (two-way
flights from Karachi to Lahore), PK-308, 309, 368, and 369 (from Karachi to
Islamabad), and flights from Karachi to Turbat, Quetta, and Lahore were
canceled as well. Additionally, PK-213 and 214 from Karachi to Dubai, PK-217
and 262 from Peshawar to Abu Dhabi, and PK-234 from Dubai to Islamabad were
canceled. Several flights from the UAE and Saudi Arabia had changes in their
destinations.
Source: Dawn