On Wednesday noon, Lah
ore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport opened for the landing of flights
after remaining close for hours due to thick fog, Daily Times reported.
As the level of fog dropped, the visi
bility at Lah
ore’s Airport’s runway has improved to 800 meters
after which the authorities reopen the airport for the landing of flights.
Four flights were canceled earlier due to
the fog. These were
: Turkish Airways flight TK-714 coming from Istanbul, flight TK-715 going to Istanbul, flight PK-306 coming from Karachi and flight PK-307 going to Karachi.
Earlier Air Traffic Controller did not allow two flights to land and diverted them to Islamabad International Airport. These were: Flight IF-341 coming from Najaf and flight PA-413 coming from Sharjah.