No air-conditioning: Video shows Hajj pilgrims suffering in Karachi-bound flight

Foreign airline's flight SV-706 had already taken off after a delay of nearly three hours

Hajj pilgrims travelling from Madina to Karachi in a foreign airline flight suffered an excruciating experience as the plane's air-conditioning system stopped working, Express News reported.

The special Hajj flight SV-706 took off after a delay of nearly three hours. When the the passengers finally boarded the plane, they found out that its air-conditioners were not working.

The air crew told the passengers that the air-conditioners would start working after take off, but that did not happen.

The passengers travelled in extreme heat, finding it difficult to breathe.



The air crew continued with the journey, instead of returning to Madina or landing at a nearby airport in view of the lack of air-conditioning.

According to international aviation laws, a flight is supposed to make emergency landing if any passenger's medical condition worsens.