Heavy fog engulfs Karachi; traffic, flights disrupted

KARACHI: Dense fog covered the metropolis early Monday morning, resulting in poor visibility and triggering flight delays.

Visibility was reduced to 100-150 metres at Karachi airport, the Met Office said, affecting departure and arrival of flights.

PIA flight PK-732 arriving from Jeddah was re-routed to Nawabshah, a flight inquiry official informed. A Turkish Airlines flight coming to Karachi from Istanbul was directed to Dubai. PIA flight PK-214 was re-routed to Muscat.

A flight arriving here from Faisalabad was delayed due to the fog, while a Qatar Airways flight arriving from Qatar was also delayed.

Traffic flow across the city was also disrupted by the thick blanket of fog, resulting in traffic jams.