PIA plane lands at Peshawar airport after fuel tank's layer comes off mid-air

Flight PK-281 was flying from Abu Dhabi to Karachi


Our Correspondent July 11, 2017
Civil Aviation officers say the fuel tank has been replaced and the plane declared safe for flight. PHOTO: PIA

PESHAWAR: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane landed safely at the Peshawar airport after the outer layer of the fuel tank on its left wing was swept away by winds while it was mid-air.

Civil Aviation officers at the Bacha Khan International Airport said flight PK-281 , which was flying from Abu Dhabi to Peshawar, landed safely at the facility. When passengers left, during maintenance a fault was identified in the plane before it could depart as PK-352 [as its routine schedule] from BKIA to Karachi.

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The officers said the head office had been conveyed about the issue, and the equipment needed to fix the problem were brought to the airport on flight PK-351.

They added that the fuel tank had been replaced and the plane declared safe for flight.

The PIA regional office could not be reached for comments despite repeated attempts.

COMMENTS (4)

Insaaf Hussain | 7 years ago | Reply I thought these sort of things happened only with Virgin Atlantic. Hope we don't join its ranks.
Mohsin | 7 years ago | Reply How comes the Flight landed at Peshawar from its direct route from Abu Dhabi to Karachi.
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