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Re: International Flight Operations Suspended for Two Weeks in Pakistan

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Abbas Ali wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 12:09 pm Maybe Kuwait Airways also transported passengers from Pakistan with transit in Kuwait City like done by Qatar Airways?

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No i don't think so, currently no commercial flights allowed to land at Kuwait with expats (Non-Kuwaitis) on board, only Kuwaitis can return to Kuwait thats why i thought either Kuwaitis coming from Pakistan or some cargo stuff being imported like fresh vegetables/fruits/meat etc :-k
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Re: International Flight Operations Suspended for Two Weeks in Pakistan

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* Today, Prime Minister Imran Khan received briefing on an isolation facility/centre in Islamabad. It will be available for usage as quarantine facility for passengers arriving in Islamabad from abroad.

* Today, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi chaired a meeting in which stage-wise plan to prepare return of Pakistanis stranded aboard including Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia and Zaireen in Iran came under discussion.

* Today, Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui in weekly briefing for media also talked about preparations to transport Pakistanis stranded abroad due to suspension of international flight operations.

Resumption of international flights to Pakistan with passengers expected on April 4.

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Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER (aircraft registration A7-BAF) is airborne as airline's flight QR632 from Doha to Islamabad.

The aircraft will depart from Islamabad at 3:05 AM on March 27 as flight QR633 to Doha with passengers.

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Today, flydubai Boeing 737-800 registration A6-FEN arrived in Karachi at 5:20 AM as flight FZ8317 from Dubai. Probably transported stranded passengers from Dubai?

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Later, the aircraft arrived in Dubai as flight FZ8318 from Karachi.

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PIA stopped from operating special flights for UK, Canada

https://www.dawn.com/news/1544081/pia-s ... -uk-canada
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Matters regarding international flight operations in Pakistan to be reviewed at National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan today.

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Today, Emirates Boeing 777-300ER registration A6-ENV arrived in Lahore as flight EK8620 from Dubai.

The airline uses flight number EK620 for Dubai to Sialkot flight. Probably the B777 arrived in Lahore to pick cargo consignments booked from Sialkot?

Sialkot Airport runway is closed till April 16 due to maintenance work.

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Today, a meeting chaired by Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reviewed various options for bringing home Pakistanis stranded abroad due to suspension of international flights to Pakistan. The meeting was attended by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan.

Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal informed the meeting about the availability of quarantines and facilities for COVID-19 tests of passengers at airports.

Different proposals/strategies/line of action were presented/discussed at the meeting in case international passenger flights to Pakistan resume on April 4.

Proposals approved unanimously at the meeting will be presented to National Coordination Committee (NCC) for approval.

International passenger flights to Pakistan are suspended till April 4.

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Emirates Boeing 777-300ER registration A6-ENV departed from Lahore 3:48 PM as flight EK9233 to Dubai.

The B777 stayed in Lahore for two hours & twenty-four minutes.

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From April 4, Pakistan will start allowing arrival of stranded Pakistani passengers on international flights, this was disclosed by Prime Minister Imran Khan at a press briefing.

Passengers will be allowed to arrive in Pakistan on international flights in batches for proper COVID-19 screening process, he said.

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Emirates intends to gradually resume passenger service for destinations in Pakistan from 01MAY20 and 01JUL20.

Dubai – Islamabad eff 01MAY20 11 weekly 777-300ER
Dubai – Karachi eff 01MAY20 5 daily 777-200LR/-300ER
Dubai – Lahore eff 01MAY20 10 weekly 777-300ER
Dubai – Peshawar eff 01JUL20 5 weekly 777-300ER
Dubai – Sialkot eff 01JUL20 1 daily 777-300ER

https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/ai ... t-27mar20/
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Qatar Airways has been allowed to transport passengers from Islamabad to Doha till March 29. Pakistani authorities have refused to give further extension to such flights. The airline has cancelled operation of such flights from March 30 to April 4.

Resumption of normal international flight operations in Pakistan expected on April 4/5.

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Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER (aircraft registration A7-BAW) is airborne as airline's flight QR632 from Doha to Islamabad.

The aircraft will depart from Islamabad at 3:05 AM on March 28 as flight QR633 to Doha with passengers.

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Sixty Pakistanis stranded in Bangkok to be flown to Pakistan by a special flight on March 28.

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Qatar Airways has been allowed to transport passengers from Islamabad to Doha till March 29. Pakistani authorities have refused to give further extension to such flights. The airline has cancelled operation of such flights from March 30 to April 4.

Resumption of normal international flight operations in Pakistan expected on April 4/5.
Pakistan should not allow any passengers coming in till end of April. China even with a 2 month lock down has once again suspended international flights as they were bringing in covid 19 infected passengers.

Pakistan should extend the travel ban till end of April 2020 and first worry about bringing infection rate to zero.
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