{"id":105053,"date":"2026-03-25T13:32:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=105053"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:32:38","slug":"doha-flights-resume-as-pakistan-restores-middle-east-air-links-after-25-day-disruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/doha-flights-resume-as-pakistan-restores-middle-east-air-links-after-25-day-disruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Doha flights resume as Pakistan restores Middle East air links after 25-day disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE:<\/strong> Doha flights resume after a 25-day pause, as Pakistan starts restoring its air connections with Middle Eastern countries. The move comes after disruptions caused by the Iran-US conflict<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Airport officials said flights from Doha<\/span><\/span> have started arriving in Karachi<\/span><\/span> and Lahore<\/span><\/span>. However, these planes are not leaving immediately and depart only after security clearance.<\/p>\n

The data shows a clear difference in passenger numbers. Inbound flights from the Middle East are bringing more passengers, while outbound flights are running at less than half capacity.<\/p>\n

Sources added that flight operations are being restored step by step. Earlier, services from cities like Dubai<\/span><\/span>, Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/span>, Sharjah<\/span><\/span>, Fujairah<\/span><\/span>, and Al Ain<\/span><\/span> were also resumed. Now, Doha flights resume on a limited scale.<\/p>\n

Officials confirmed that outbound flights still have 50% to 60% fewer passengers compared to incoming flights. This is mainly due to ongoing safety checks and cautious travel planning.<\/p>\n

A total of 18 flights from different Middle Eastern cities have arrived in Pakistan so far. Authorities expect the number of flights to increase gradually as the situation improves.<\/p>\n

The Pakistan Airports Authority<\/span><\/span><\/a> said all international airports are fully operational. Facilities for landing, takeoff, and emergency handling are available. Parking space for foreign airlines has also been arranged if needed.<\/p>\n

The authority added that it remains in close contact with both local and international airlines. Regular updates are shared throughout the day to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n

A PAA spokesperson confirmed that there is no emergency at any airport, and normal operations are continuing with full support for all flights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: Doha flights resume after a 25-day pause, as Pakistan starts restoring its air connections with Middle Eastern countries. The move comes after disruptions caused by the Iran-US conflict. Airport officials said flights from Doha have started arriving in Karachi and Lahore. However, these planes are not leaving immediately and depart only after security clearance. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":105054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[38564,38558,38563,38562,38560,38561,38559],"class_list":["post-105053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aviation-news-pakistan","tag-doha-flights-resume","tag-doha-pakistan-flights","tag-flight-operations-pakistan","tag-middle-east-flights-pakistan","tag-paa-update","tag-pakistan-air-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105055,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105053\/revisions\/105055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}