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Karachi ACC is also part of the Bobcat Air Traffic Flow Management program, which helps to optimize traffic flow through Kabul FIR. Due to lower navigation and surveillance capabilities, and limited ATS provision capabilities, Kabul FIR often becomes very congested airspace with limited number of operating routes and flight levels.
[19] [48] During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the PIA operated a series of chartered flights to and from Australia, South Africa, South Korea, UK and the Middle East among others to transport stranded citizens. [49] [50] [51] On 30 June 2020, the European Air Safety Agency banned PIA from operating in Europe for six months. [52]
The present day infrastructure of Jinnah International Complex is a result of an expansion programme carried out in 1994. Today, the new Jinnah Terminal handles both domestic and international flights, whereas Terminal 2 is now dedicated to Hajj operations. Terminal 1 (the original airport) is now the HQ of Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority ...
Busiest routes at Allama Iqbal International Airport (by number of flights weekly) Rank City Country Number of flights Airlines 1 Karachi Pakistan: 61 airblue, Pakistan International Airlines, Serene Air, AirSial, Fly Jinnah: 2 Jeddah Saudi Arabia: 33 airblue, Pakistan International Airlines, Saudia: 3 Dubai United Arab Emirates: 26
On 3 December 1971, a French national's attempt to hijack a Boeing 720B flight from Paris to Karachi was thwarted by French security forces. [39] On 8 December 1972, a Fokker F27 Friendship registered AP-AUS, operating a domestic flight between Gilgit and Rawalpindi in rainy weather as Flight 631, crashed in mountainous terrain.
Airblue Flight 202, registration AP-BJB crashed as on 28 July 2010. The aircraft is seen here at Manchester Airport on June 24, 2010, 1 month before. [17] On 28 July 2010, Airblue Flight 202, flying a domestic route from Karachi to Islamabad with 146 passengers and 6 crew on board crashed into the Margalla Hills.
Parts of Karachi received 147 mm (5.79 inches) of rain overnight, the local weather office said. The city's mayor, Murtaza Wahab, in a post on X, urged residents to avoid "unnecessary movement".
On 7 October 2024, a Pakistani separatist group reportedly targeted a convoy of Chinese nationals at Karachi Airport, killing at least two people and injuring ten others. [7] [8] [9] The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group, reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the BLA said it had "targeted a ...