LAHORE: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Dammam to Lahore on Thursday used Indian airspace after facing an emergency situation owing to stormy weather in Lahore.
According to sources, the captain of the PIA flight PK-248 diverted the plane into Indian airspace with prior clearance from the Indian civil aviation authority as the flight cannot land at the Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore due to torrential rain.
The pilot of the aircraft used Indian airspace while turning the flight towards Multan. The plane safely landed at Multan airport after flying over the Indian city of Firozpur.
