Forty-one international flights were cancelled and 30 delayed, airport sources said.
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 14th Sep, 2026) Flight schedules have been disrupted due to malfunctions in flight operating systems in the middle East and the United Kingdom. Forty-one international flights from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore and other airports across the country were cancelled, while 30 were delayed.
According to airport sources, the cancelled flights included services to various cities in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar and Türkiye.
Ten flights were cancelled from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore, nine from Islamabad Airport, 14 from Karachi, and four from Multan and Peshawar airports.
Airport sources said 15 flights from Allama Iqbal International Airport to Madinah, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dubai, Sharjah, Qatar, Türkiye and London were delayed by between three and seven hours.
Passengers faced severe difficulties due to the cancellations and delayed departures.
The cancellations and delays were attributed to tensions in the Middle East and a malfunction in the radar system in the United Kingdom.
