Overview
- Flight links between Pakistan and the Middle East remain strained, with 52 cancellations and about 50 delays reported across major cities according to aviation sources.
- City tallies showed 16 cancellations and 15 delays in Karachi, eight cancellations and seven delays in Lahore, 15 cancellations and 20 delays in Islamabad, 10 cancellations in Peshawar, and two cancellations in Multan.
- Recent reporting logged 84 two-way cancellations in a 48‑hour stretch, and multi‑week totals vary by source from about 2,252 over 27 days to more than 2,400 over 28 days.
- Qatar Airways has begun to expand service with plans to restore dozens of Pakistan flights in the next two weeks, and other major carriers have restarted limited schedules.
- SalamAir suspended flights to Iran, Iraq and Lebanon until April 30 and canceled services to Kuwait, Sharjah and Doha until April 15, citing passenger safety.