Private airline cancels several flights

A private airline, SereneAir has cancelled several flights after an aircraft developed a technical fault at the Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore, ARY News reported on Sunday.

The flight operation of SereneAir was disrupted and four domestic flights were cancelled by the private airline. The passengers protested against the cancellation of the Karachi-Peshawar flight after an hours-long delay.

The spokesperson said that an aircraft developed a technical fault at the Lahore airport which led to the cancellation of the Karachi-Peshawar and Peshawar-Karachi flights.

It added that spare parts of the aircraft would be sent from Karachi to Lahore and the repair work would be completed tonight.

Moreover, the private airline also cancelled two more flights from Lahore to Karachi and Islamabad to Karachi.

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Earlier in the month, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cancelled 650 flights in the past 13 days due to the unavailability of fuel.

The national flag carrier is facing arguably its worst crisis in history as Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has cut the fuel supply over unpaid dues.

Six Karachi-Islamabad flights including PK-300, 368, 308, 301, 369 and 309 have been cancelled.

Karachi-Lahore bounds flights PK306, 307, 503, 504, 536 AND 537 have also been cancelled by the national flag carrier amid fuel woes.

Apart from domestic, eight international flights from Karachi to Damam and Islamabad to Dubai have also been cancelled.

Sources said the PIA will operate 15 flights today, while the flight operations will return to normalcy from tomorrow after fuel supply from Pakistan States Oil.