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Fog disrupts flight operations for eight hours

By Our Correspondent
December 31, 2025
Dense fog disrupts flight operations at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore. — APP File
Dense fog disrupts flight operations at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore. — APP File

LAHORE : The flight operations at Lahore Airport were also suspended for eight hours due to fog while five flights were diverted to Islamabad.

Flights from Lahore to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, and Karachi were cancelled while 10 flights from Bangkok, Doha, Saudi Arabia, China, and the Emirates could not depart. According to a motorway spokesperson, due to fog, the M2 motorway from Lahore to Kot Momin was closed while traffic on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway M11 was suspended and similarly the M3 motorway from Faizpur to Samundri was also closed.