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India, China to resume direct flights after five-year freeze

No direct flights between China and India since 2020

Published 02 Oct, 2025 07:00pm

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India, China agree to expedite resumption of direct flights as ties improve

India and China have agreed to expedite the resumption of direct air services and step up communication, the two...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 04:23pm

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Some nightmarish flights

It was a horrible nightmarish experience for passengers on a flight from Karachi to Lahore recently. Passengers were...

Updated 07 Jun, 2025 05:49am

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Colombia to block US deportation flights amid growing LatAm pushback

BOGOTÁ: Colombia’s president vowed Sunday to block US deportation flights until migrants were guaranteed...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

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‘Fly Jinnah’ to expand services between Lahore and Sharjah

LAHORE: Fly Jinnah, a local airline, announced on Friday to expand its services between Lahore and Sharjah, the...

Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am

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Many flights affected due to severe fog

KARACHI: Several flights have been cancelled and diverted on Saturday, due to severe fog in Islamabad. According ...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am

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More flights cancelled as fog persists

KARACHI: Air operations remained disrupted on Sunday due to the prevalence of heavy fog in various parts of the...

Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am

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Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan

TAITUNG, (Taiwan): Typhoon Haikui made landfall and moved across Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours,...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

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AOOA rejects EASA’s advisory for Pakistan flights

KARACHI: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has advised airlines not to fly below FL 260 altitude ...

Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am

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UK’s Flybe enters administration, cancels all flights

British airline Flybe entered administration for the second time and has cancelled all scheduled flights to and from...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 01:25pm

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PIA restores flight operations to Kuala Lumpur

First flight will take off from Lahore on June 26

Published 08 Jun, 2022 04:08pm

Pakistan

British Airways temporarily suspends Pakistan operations

British Airways has announced a temporary suspension of direct flights to Islamabad citing “operational ...

Updated 07 Jun, 2022 03:44pm

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Congestion at Jeddah Airport: PIA to fly 4 additional flights

Flights will facilitate return of over 400 Pakistanis back to home country

Updated 06 May, 2022 07:20pm

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China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case

BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 10:44am

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Russia to resume flights with 52 ‘friendly’ countries

MOSCOW: Russia plans to end restrictions on flights to and from 52 countries after April 9, part of its plans to...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

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Russia to resume flights with 52 'friendly' countries including Pakistan, PM says

Russia plans to end restrictions on flights to and from 52 countries after April 9, part of its plans to reduce...

Updated 04 Apr, 2022 08:37pm

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Taliban detain dozens trying to 'illegally' leave Afghanistan by air

KABUL: Dozens of people were stopped from "illegally" leaving Afghanistan by air on Monday, a top Taliban official...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:46pm

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Millions travel across US as airlines cancel flights over Covid

WASHINGTON: Millions of Americans are traveling before Christmas even as national Omicron Covid-19 infections ...

Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am

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PIA to start two weekly Fa’bad-Quetta flights from March 2022

FAISALABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will start two weekly direct flights between Faisalabad and...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

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Mauritius to stop flights from S Africa over new coronavirus variant

NAIROBI: Mauritius will suspend all commercial passenger flights from South Africa from Nov. 28 due to the new...

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am

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Oman lifts bar on passengers from Pakistan, India from September 1

Says vaccination certificate holders who are eligible to enter the country can now do so

Published 24 Aug, 2021 11:43am

Pakistan

Pakistan continues evacuation process, two more flights expected to return from Afghanistan

Two PIA planes will bring back 350 foreign nationals on Friday

Published 20 Aug, 2021 12:55pm

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Emirates extends suspension on flights from Pakistan till Aug 7

Flights to UAE have been disrupted several times due to the pandemic

Published 29 Jul, 2021 03:24pm

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PIA to operate relief flights to Doha

KARACHI: Pakistan’s National Flag Carrier PIA has announced to operate relief flights for Doha, PIA spokesman said...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:10am

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CAA slams foreign air carriers for 'overbooking'

Says blame of rescheduling/canceling flights rests solely on concerned foreign air carriers

Published 30 Jun, 2021 08:49pm

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American Airlines to cut 1% of July flights as travel rebound strains operations

The company said some of its vendors were also struggling with labor shortages, impacting the airline's operations.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 10:47am

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Germany blocks incoming Russian flights

BERLIN: Germany has blocked flights operated by Russian airlines from arriving in its territory in tit-for-tat ...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

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Russia resumes flights to UK, extends ban on Turkey

Russia also has decided to resume a limited number of regular flights to other countries, including Austria, Hungary, Lebanon and Croatia.

Updated 01 Jun, 2021 01:17am

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Covid-19 tests mandatory for diplomats, families: CAA

CAA has also specified designated laboratories for coronavirus testing for inbound passengers from UAE and Bahrain.

Published 22 May, 2021 12:13pm

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Saudi Arabia says foreign visitors do not need to quarantine if they have been vaccinated

These visitors will have to provide an official vaccination certificate upon arrival.

Published 17 May, 2021 11:29am