PIA Flight PK-363 Diverted to Karachi Due to Runway Closure at Quetta Airport

[Abbas Ali]

PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BLS performing Islamabad to Quetta flight PK-363 has landed at Karachi Airport due to abrupt/sudden closure of runway at Quetta Airport.

The aircraft flew a holding pattern near Quetta Airport for about twenty minutes before diverting to Karachi where it landed at 6:25 PM. Flight PK-363 was scheduled to land at Quetta at 5:20 PM. It had departed from Islamabad at 4:19 PM. The flight's scheduled departure time from Islamabad was 4:00 PM.

The flight will be resumed after reopening/clearance of runway at Quetta Airport, according to PIA spokesperson. The airline has apologized to passengers for the inconvenience.

Reason for runway closure at Quetta Airport not given.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Quetta Airport runway has been reopened for flight operations.

The runway was blocked/closed due to a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft with burst tyre(s). Probably C-130 belonging to Pakistan Air Force (PAF)?

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

PIA Airbus A320 registration AP-BLS as flight PK-363 to Quetta departed at 7:57 PM from Karachi where it stayed for about one hour & thirty minutes.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bls

Abbas