Middle East Situation Disrupts Flight Operations in Pakistan
Mian Nadeem | September 14, 2026 | 05:24 PM
Flight schedules have been disrupted due to malfunctions in flight operating systems in the middle east and the United Kingdom. According to airport sources, forty-one international flights from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore and other airports across the country were cancelled, while thirty were delayed.
The cancelled flights included services to various cities in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar and Türkiye. Ten flights were cancelled from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore, nine from Islamabad Airport, fourteen from Karachi, and four from Multan and Peshawar airports.
15 flights from Allama Iqbal International Airport to Madinah, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dubai, Sharjah, Qatar, Türkiye, and London were delayed by between three and seven hours.
Passengers faced severe difficulties due to the cancellations and delayed departures. The disruptions were attributed to tensions in the Middle East and a malfunction in the radar system in the United Kingdom.
