Gulf giant Emirates and Flydubai has cancelled all flights to all destinations in Pakistan for 27th and 28th February. The airline in a press release stated that “due to the closure of the airspace over Pakistan and Afghanistan, the following Emirates flights on 27th and 28th February have been cancelled”. Earlier Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority closed its airspace for commercial airliners after the recent tensions with neighbour India.
· EK637 Peshawar- Dubai
· EK601 Karachi- Dubai
· EK602 and EK603 Dubai- Karachi- Dubai
· EK608 and EK609 Dubai- Karachi- Dubai
· EK606 Dubai- Karachi
· EK640 and EK641 Dubai- Kabul- Dubai
· EK614 Dubai- Islamabad
· EK622 Dubai- Lahore
· EK8618 and EK8619 Dubai- Lahore- Dubai
And flights cancelled for 28th February are:
· EK604 and EK605 Dubai- Karachi- Dubai
· EK600 and EK601 Dubai- Karachi- Dubai
· EK607 Karachi- Dubai
· EK615 Islamabad- Dubai
· EK612 and EK613 Dubai- Islamabad-Dubai
· EK623 Lahore- Dubai
· EK636 and EK637 Dubai- Peshawar- Dubai
· EK620 and EK621 Dubai- Sialkot- Dubai
Emirates has asked customers to contact their local travel agent or local Emirates office for assistance. It has also requested customers travelling on the affected flights not to proceed to the airport. Customers are also requested to ensure their contact details are correct by visiting Manage Your Booking to receive update notifications.
On the other hand Emirates group airline, Flydubai has also cancelled flights to Pakistan.
The flights cancelled on 27th February are:
FZ343 DXB LYP 0740 1026
FZ344 LYP DXB 1130 1505
FZ339 DXB MUX 0755 1028
FZ340 MUX DXB 1125 1450
FZ335 DXB KHI 0820 1019
FZ336 KHI DXB 1110 1335
FZ337 DXB SKT 0830 1133
FZ338 SKT DXB 1230 1620
FZ341 DXB UET 1510 1730
FZ342 UET DXB 1830 2120
FZ329 DXB KHI 1700 1905
FZ330 KHI DXB 2005 2230
FZ331 DXB KHI 2045 2245
FZ332 KHI DXB 2345 0220
The flights cancelled on 28th February are:
FZ323 DXB LYP 0115 0400
FZ324 LYP DXB 0500 0840
FZ327 DXB SKT 0135 0440
FZ328 SKT DXB 0540 0930
FZ333 DXB KHI 0155 0355
FZ334 KHI DXB 0455 0720
FZ325 DXB MUX 0210 0455
FZ326 MUX DXB 0555 0850
FZ343 DXB LYP 0740 1025
FZ344 LYP DXB 1130 1505
FZ339 DXB MUX 0755 1025
FZ340 MUX DXB 1125 1450
FZ335 DXB KHI 0820 1020
FZ336 KHI DXB 1110 1335
FZ337 DXB SKT 0830 1130
FZ338 SKT DXB 1230 1620
FZ341 DXB UET 1510 1730
FZ342 UET DXB 1830 2120
FZ329 DXB KHI 1700 1905
FZ330 KHI DXB 2005 2230
FZ331DXB KHI 2045 2245
FZ332 KHI DXB 2345 0220
Flydubai has asked passengers who booked to travel to and from Pakistan to contact their Travel Agent or the airline Contact Centre in Dubai on (+971) 600 54 44 45 or their Contact Centre in Pakistan on (+92) 111 2255 39 to rebook to a later flight or receive a full refund.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has issues NOTAM (notice to airmen) on Wednesday, officially closing Pakistani airspace for airliners.
BREAKING: CAA Pakistan issues NOTAM (notice to airmen) officially closing Pakistani airspace for airkiners. pic.twitter.com/QiPE5dZcwg
— Tahir Imran Mian ✈ (@TahirImran) February 27, 2019