According to the management of Sialkot International Airport, most of the international passenger and cargo flights of
the different international airlines, including national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Emirates,
Qatar Airways, Fly Dubai and Air Arabia, faced delays in the arrival at and departure from the Sialkot International Airport.
Most of the aircrafts of these airlines remained parked at SIAL runways here. On the other
hand, a large number of passengers including women remained stranded at SIAL for several hours due to the inordinate delay in flights including for foreign destinations.