Three Lahore-bound flights diverted to Islamabad amid dense fog

Dense fog has badly disrupted flight operations at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International airport.

As per details, three Lahore-bound international flights were diverted to Islamabad International airport due to dense fog at the Lahore airport.  Visibility was reduced to just 600 meters at the runway.

ARY News learnt that flights coming from Sharjah, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi were diverted to Islamabad airport. Flight no PA-413 from Sharjah, ER-722 from Sharjah and PA-431 coming from Abu Dhabi were not allowed to land at the Lahore airport.

The flights were diverted to Islamabad due to low visibility and fuel shortage.

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