{"id":265679,"date":"2022-06-11T15:16:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T10:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=265679"},"modified":"2022-06-11T15:16:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T10:16:06","slug":"pia-flight-operations-to-from-damascus-halted-after-israels-attack-spokesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pia-flight-operations-to-from-damascus-halted-after-israels-attack-spokesman\/","title":{"rendered":"PIA flight operations to, from Damascus halted after Israel\u2019s attack: Spokesman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A spokesman for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday said the flight operations of the national flag carrier to and from Damascus had been suspended after the Israeli forces resorted to bombardment at the Syrian capital\u2019s airport the other day.<br \/>\n\u201cBoth runways are inactive due to bombing at the Damascus airport that led to complete suspension of (flight) operations there,\u201d Spokesman Abdullah Hafeez Khand said in a news release here.<br \/>\nFollowing this, he said, the PIA had to cancel the flight PK-135 from Karachi to Damascus that was scheduled to take off on Friday morning carrying 170 passengers.<br \/>\nSimilarly, he said, a flight PK-136 was due to bring 169 passengers from Damascus; however, the flights were cancelled due to the runways being completely inactive.<br \/>\nThe spokesman regretted the inconvenience faced by the passengers, explaining that the flight\u2019s cancellation was unavoidable due to the confronted operational issues.<br \/>\nHe said the flights would be rescheduled as soon as the runways were restored; otherwise, the passengers would be transported through alternative means.<br \/>\nAccordingly, he said, all passengers were being informed through PIA\u2019s call centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A spokesman for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday said the flight 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