{"id":13113,"date":"2019-02-27T11:09:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T11:09:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-02-27T11:09:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T11:09:12","slug":"flights-pakistan-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/flights-pakistan-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"ATTN Travellers: Dubai And Abu Dhabi Flights To Pakistan Have Been Cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flights to Pakistan from both Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been cancelled until further notice.<\/p>\n

After an announcement from Pakistani International Airlines stating Pakistani airspace will be closed to commercial airlines, ‘as a precautionary measure’. This follows the news that Pakistani military forces claimed to shoot down two Indian jets on Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Airlines are monitoring the situation closely.<\/p>\n

You can check your DXB flight status<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

Commercial airspace in Pakistan has been closed<\/h4>\n
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Attention! As a precautionary measure, PIA flights may be affected due to closure of Pakistan Commercial Air Space. For details please call our universal helpline +92 021 111 786 786. #PIA<\/a> #Pakistan<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WKIEi5E0Fj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PIA (@Official_PIA) February 27, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dubai flights to and from Pakistan have been impacted<\/h4>\n
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.@DubaiAirports<\/a> confirms flights to&from Pakistan have been impacted until further notice due to the closure of Pakistani airspace. Dubai Airports is working closely with airlines, control authorities&air traffic controllers to minimize operational impact&customer inconvenience.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 27, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check your airline for updates<\/h4>\n
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.@DubaiAirports<\/a> will continue to closely monitor the situation. Passengers on affected flights are advised to check with their respective airlines for updates. #Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 27, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Abu Dhabi airports also released a statement<\/h3>\n
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Statement regarding Pakistan Airspace Closure: 1\/4<\/p>\n

\u2014 Abu Dhabi Airport (@AUH) February 27, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Flights cancelled until further notice<\/h4>\n
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Due to airspace and airport closures in Pakistan, all flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport & Al Ain International Airport, on all operating airlines to Pakistan, are on hold until further notice. 2\/4<\/p>\n

\u2014 Abu Dhabi Airport (@AUH) February 27, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Contact your airline for help<\/h4>\n
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Passengers are advised to contact their respective airlines for flight updates. 3\/4<\/p>\n

\u2014 Abu Dhabi Airport (@AUH) February 27, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Safety is priority<\/h4>\n
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The safety and security of travelers is our number one priority and staff across Abu Dhabi Airports are actively working to support affected guests. Further updates will be made available in due course. 4\/4<\/p>\n

\u2014 Abu Dhabi Airport (@AUH) February 27, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Flights to Pakistan from both Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been cancelled until further notice. After an announcement from Pakistani International Airlines stating Pakistani airspace will be closed to commercial airlines, ‘as a precautionary measure’. This follows the news that Pakistani military forces claimed to shoot down two Indian jets on Wednesday. Airlines are monitoring … ","protected":false},"author":452,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"legacy_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2019\/02\/_relatedEntryImage2x\/Screenshot-2019-02-27-15.01.05.png?mtime=20190227150030","legacy_full_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2019\/02\/_featuredImage\/Screenshot-2019-02-27-15.01.05.png?mtime=20190227150030 880w","legacy_meta_tags":"ATTN Travellers: Dubai And Abu Dhabi Flights To Pakistan Have Been Cancelled - Lovin Dubai<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flights to Pakistan from both Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been cancelled until further notice.\nAfter an announcement from Pakistani International Airlines stating Pakistani airspace will be closed to commercial airlines, &#039;as a precautionary measure&#039;.\"><link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/flights-pakistan-cancelled\"><!-- <link rel=\"amphtml\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/flights-pakistan-cancelled\/amp\"> --><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ATTN Travellers: Dubai And Abu Dhabi Flights To Pakistan Have Been Cancelled\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/flights-pakistan-cancelled\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-27-15.01.05.png?mtime=20190227150030\"><meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1160\"><meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"892\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"photo\"><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"lovindubai\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"ATTN Travellers: Dubai And Abu Dhabi Flights To Pakistan Have Been Cancelled\"><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"caseyfitz4\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\" Flights to Pakistan from both Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been cancelled until further notice.\nAfter an announcement from Pakistani International Airlines stating Pakistani airspace will be closed to commercial airlines, 'as a precautionary measure'.\n\"><meta name=\"twitter:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/flights-pakistan-cancelled\"><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-27-15.01.05.png?mtime=20190227150030\">"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/452"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13113\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}