HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has cancelled all flights to the Pakistani city of Karachi from Bangkok, the airline said on its website on Wednesday.
'We will continue to monitor the situation closely,' the company said in its statement. 'Customers are recommended to check flight status before departing for the airport.'
The cancellations came after militants insurgents claimed responsibility for an attack on a security academy at Karachi's airport on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after an all-night siege by Taliban gunmen at the country's busiest airport that killed more than 30 people.
Cathay Pacific shares were down 0.28 percent in mid-afternoon trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Entities 0 Name: Karachi Count: 2 1 Name: Hong Kong Stock Exchange Count: 1 2 Name: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd Count: 1 3 Name: Cathay Pacific Count: 1 4 Name: Bangkok Count: 1 5 Name: Taliban Count: 1 6 Name: HONG KONG Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1kgMrTu Title: Karachi flights suspended amid new airport attack Description: Flights in and out of Karachi airport were suspended on Tuesday after a training camp used by security forces near the airport was attacked. The gunfight came just two days after a night-time assault by the Pakistani Taliban killed 29 people and destroyed maintenance facilities.
