Close Shave: PIA aircraft escapes calamity
Close Shave: PIA aircraft escapes calamity
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)’s flight bound for Skardu skidded off the runway at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA) on Monday. No major loss of life or property was reported. A PIA spokesperson confirmed that the aircraft (PK-451) had developed a hydraulics problem, due to which the aircraft had to land back at the Islamabad airport. The spokesperson said that after a safe landing the aircraft could not be stopped on the runway and veered off. An inquiry into the incident is underway.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2016.
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