{"id":21277,"date":"2025-05-07T13:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21277"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:04:43","slug":"flight-operations-resume-at-lahore-karachi-islamabad-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/05\/07\/flight-operations-resume-at-lahore-karachi-islamabad-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight operations resume at Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KARACHI: Following an eight-hour suspension due to heightened tensions between Pakistan and India, flight operations at several airports, including Lahore and Karachi, have begun to return to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to aviation sources, multiple flights have resumed from both major airports. At Karachi airport, two international flights and one domestic flight operated today, signalling the gradual restoration of services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Lahore, the first flight to Karachi \u2014 PA-401 operated by a private airline \u2014 has departed. Meanwhile, international flights from Karachi saw varied schedules. PK-607 bound for Dubai departed ahead of time, while TK-709 for Istanbul was delayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Jeddah-Lahore flight PK-842, which had landed in Karachi due to escalation, was sent onward to Lahore this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite resumption of airport operation, the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has suspended its regular flight operations for 12 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan had suspended flight operations at major airports following India\u2019s attack inside the country on Tuesday-Wednesday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Following an eight-hour suspension due to heightened tensions between Pakistan and India, flight operations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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