Flight operations to remain suspended for 24 more hours at some airports: CAA

KARACHI: Flight operations will remain suspended for an additional 24 hours at some airports across Pakistan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Thursday. 

According to CAA, flight operations will remain suspended at Rahim Yar Khan, Sialkot, Skardu, Gilgit and Sukkur airports for another 24 hours.

Pakistan's airspace will be completely reopened on March 8 at 1pm, the aviation authority added. 

CAA further said that operations at those airports where flight operations have already resumed will continue as per normal till 5am on March 15. Flight operations will run as per schedule at Chitral, Multan, Karachi, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Lahore and Islamabad airports till 5am on March 15, CAA said. 

Last week, Pakistan's aviation authority had partially resumed operations for some international and domestic flights as thousands of passengers were left stranded worldwide after Islamabad shut down air travel following escalating tensions with India.