Overview
- Airport sources report more than 110,000 passengers bound for the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan have requested ticket refunds after suspensions.
- Around 1,955 flights were cancelled over the past 17 days from major Pakistani airports, with losses to domestic and international airlines estimated in the billions of rupees.
- Travel agents say income has been wiped out as refunds surge and new international bookings have largely stopped, according to the Travel Agents Association.
- An Emirates flight from Lahore to Dubai (EK-623) returned to Lahore due to security concerns and landed safely, the report said.
- Airport authorities say links to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan remain suspended with only limited operations, while services continue to Saudi Arabia, Muscat, Europe, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka.