After reducing the number of inbound flights to 20 per cent as part of measures to halt the spread of Covid-19 from May 5 to 20, Pakistan has also slashed the number of foreign airlines’ flights to 120 per week.

Currently, 29 foreign airlines have been operating 590 flights per week to Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Multan.

The Air Arabia has been operating 60 flights weekly to Pakistan but it will now reduce its flights to 12 per week. Air China will reduce its flights to only one from seven weekly. British Airways, which is currently operating 11 flights, will reduce the number to two.

China Southern is operating nine flights, but it will reduce them to only two. Emirates is operating 67 weekly flights but now it will reduce them to 13 and Etihad Airways, which is currently operating 32 flights, will reduce them to six.

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