PIA reschedules flights to Gilgit, Skardu and Kabul   

PIA reschedules flights to Gilgit, Skardu and Kabul   

KARACHI: (APP) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has rescheduled the timings of its flights from Islamabad to Gilgit, Skardu and Kabul on Sunday.

The flights have been rescheduled in the light of the directives received from the Civil Aviation Authority regarding closure of northern areas airspace tomorrow (Sunday), said a statement issued here on Saturday.

It said that these flights would now operate at the following revised timings:-

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Islamabad-Gilgit flight PK 607 will depart at 05:15 AM; while Gilgit-Islamabad flight PK 608 will depart at 07:00 AM. These flights will operate 1:15 hrs ahead of their scheduled time.

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Similarly Islamabad-Skardu flight PK 451 will depart at 5:15 AM; while Skardu-Islamabad flight PK 452 will depart at 7:00 AM. These flights will operate 4:45 hrs ahead of their scheduled time.

PK 249 for the sector Islamabad-Kabul will depart from Islamabad at

08:50 AM; while PK 250 Kabul-Islamabad will depart from Kabul at 10:45 AM (local time). These flights will operate with a delay of one hour.

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The revised flight timings are for one day only and the PIA regrets the inconvenience it may cause to the passengers, the statement added.

It said that PIA Call Center is informing the passengers individually about the change in timings.