Originally Posted by
Dr. HFH
KHI is cheap enough, listed in EF at USD 4591 for an IONE3. I have a friend here (Thailand) who is from Pakistan, his family still lives there. In the past, he has said that he would not want me to go to KHI even for a transit because it can get really crazy at the airport. He carries a hangun whenever he's in-country, and hired two armed guards for his Thai girlfriend when she visited earlier this year. Just sent him an email to see what his current assessment is.
I transited through KHI twice in 2022
First transit - in on a QR positioning flight, out to CMB, first flight of a DONEx
Second transit in from CMB as last flight of the DONEx, out on QR as first flight of next DONEx
Felt totally safe both times (me - a European in my 70s)
But the airport doesn't handle transit passengers at all well - had to get the relevant airline station manager each time to smooth the process for me.
FYI in what I now call my mis-spent youth, in my 20s, I spent about two weeks ravelling across northern Pakistan from the Afghan border at the Khyber Pass to the Indian border at Wagah (near Lahore). And again, I felt perfectly safe the whole time.