A passenger, which was suffering from a cardiac problem on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight bound for Toronto turned out to be a shambles, costing the national carrier millions of rupees.
The flight bound for Toronto was forced to return to Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday after a passenger claimed to have suffered a heart attack.
Earlier, PIA CEO Air Marshal (retd) Arshad Malik stated that the airline was taking this action for the sake of humanity.
“All about serving humanity, PIA is all about services to our countrymen, whatever in line with our religion and moral obligation, it is there,” he tweeted.
However, the entire episode turned out to be a farce, costing the national airline Rs. 12.5 million.
“The airline incurred losses of Rs12.5 million after it had to de-fuel the plane and had to land with only 100 tons in the fuel tank,” a PIA spokesman told media.
He went on to say that the PIA had blacklisted the passenger, whose blunder not only delayed the flight by several hours, but also cost the airline a lot of money.
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