Gunmen attack Karachi's Jinnah International Airport
Jun 9, 2014, 2:54 pm
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Well Peshawar airport has had some cases of mortar attacks before and the gulf airlines have kept flying. With Emirates upping to 6 times a day to Karachi I doubt they will pull out. European carriers pulled out of Karachi after 9/11. I guess the most likely airline to pull the plug is CX.
Jun 9, 2014, 3:22 pm
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Now that Sri Lankan has joined One World and it is offering cheap fares to the East its questionable whether there is a large enough premium market for East bound flights. The route would not be sustainable without a stop in BKK. That said, CX has been around through thick and thin....
Jun 9, 2014, 5:22 pm
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Well Peshawar airport has had some cases of mortar attacks before and the gulf airlines have kept flying. With Emirates upping to 6 times a day to Karachi I doubt they will pull out. European carriers pulled out of Karachi after 9/11. I guess the most likely airline to pull the plug is CX.
About 10 civilians too! Attack seems to be poorly planned as reportedly they did not reach the main terminal, or so say the reports.
Jun 9, 2014, 6:59 pm
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lack of machinery and lack of initiative/bickering, and political point-scoring caused 7 cargo workers of a private company to lose their lives, they were in the building where roof collapsed and due to heat they lost their lives awaiting rescue. They had taken shelter in the cold storage area. Chemicals etc are kept there and they reportedly had ignited...
Extremely sad for so many lives lost due to short-sightedness of the military who only chose to protect "assets" and not lives.
Extremely sad for so many lives lost due to short-sightedness of the military who only chose to protect "assets" and not lives.
Jun 10, 2014, 1:18 am
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Jun 10, 2014, 2:11 am
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Airport operations at KHI are again suspended as militants have launched another attack at the premises, this time the Airport Security Forces encampment.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1111791/fir...ions-suspended
http://www.dawn.com/news/1111791/fir...ions-suspended
Jun 10, 2014, 5:07 am
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Airport operations at KHI are again suspended as militants have launched another attack at the premises, this time the Airport Security Forces encampment.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1111791/fir...ions-suspended
http://www.dawn.com/news/1111791/fir...ions-suspended
Jun 12, 2014, 2:13 am
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CX is pulling its KHI service as a result of this incident. KHI-BKK on CX was the start of some great premium cabin fare deals.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakista...ghts-1.2671775
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakista...ghts-1.2671775
Jun 12, 2014, 6:07 am
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Gunmen attack Karachi's Jinnah International Airport
Cancellation was only for 2 days. See here:
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/hidden-pages/special-updates/flights-to-and-from-karachi.html
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/hidden-pages/special-updates/flights-to-and-from-karachi.html