Fog causes flight chaos at Lahore airport

LAHORE: Dense fog descended on Lahore and other parts of the region, plunging visibility to zero and forcing closure of the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Geo News reported Saturday.

According to reports, at least two flights have been diverted to Islamabad due to low visibility while one to Karachi.

A flight bringing players of the Pakistan’s national hockey team home from Doha was diverted to Karachi and later flown back to Doha, leaving many people disappointed, who had been waiting at the Allama Iqbal International Airport to extend warm welcome to the national players upon their arrival in Lahore for defeating archrival India to annex the Asian Champions Trophy on Thursday.

Severe cold weather has been gripping the city with dense fog also causing problems for travelers for the last six days.