Tech fault forces PIA plane to make emergency landing at Karachi airport
Pakistan
Reasons behind emergence of fault in Airbus A-320 could not be ascertained
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) Doha-bound flight which took off from Peshawar had to make emergency landing at Karachi airport when it developed a technical fault.
The PIA plane PK-285 developed a technical fault in country’s airspace after which the pilot had to divert the flight to Karachi airport.
Reasons behind emergence of technical fault in Airbus A-320 could not be ascertained. However, the plane was examined at Karachi airport. Meanwhile, PIA’s alternate flight Doha carrying the passengers took off from Karachi for Doha.
Airport sources confirmed the plane had taken off with passengers of Airbus-320 from Karachi to Doha.
Also Read: PIA 'grounds' 11 aircraft amid financial implications
Earlier in August, a news report published in a section of press, had said that the national flag carrier -- Pakistan International Airlines -- had grounded as many as 11 planes because of unbridled journey of dollars and surge in petroleum products prices. The planes grounded by the PIA included three of its Boeing 777s.
The report further stated that the airline operating about 30 aircrafts had been confronting serious problems to acquire spare parts for the past three years owing to paucity of capital. The situation forced the PIA to ground 11 planes. Two of the three wide-body Boeing 777s aircraft were grounded in 2020 and one in 2021. Five A320 aircraft have also been grounded — two in 2021 and three in 2023. PIA also grounded three ATR aircraft — one each in 2020, 2022 and 2023, report noted.
