Consumer Court: PIA sued for offloading petitioner
Muhammad Hasham told the court that he had bought a ticket for PIA’s flight 657 from Rawalpindi to Lahore
LAHORE:
A suit was filed in a consumer court on Wednesday against Pakistan International Airlines seeking Rs10,000,000 in damages for offloading the complainant despite having a confirmed seat. Muhammad Hasham told the court that he had bought a ticket for PIA’s flight 657 from Rawalpindi to Lahore but he had been offloaded to accommodate a PIA officer. He said when he refused to leave the aircraft, the PIA had humiliated him. He asked the court to direct the PIA to pay him damages.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 3rd, 2015.
A suit was filed in a consumer court on Wednesday against Pakistan International Airlines seeking Rs10,000,000 in damages for offloading the complainant despite having a confirmed seat. Muhammad Hasham told the court that he had bought a ticket for PIA’s flight 657 from Rawalpindi to Lahore but he had been offloaded to accommodate a PIA officer. He said when he refused to leave the aircraft, the PIA had humiliated him. He asked the court to direct the PIA to pay him damages.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 3rd, 2015.