PIA plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport
A view of the shattered windshield after a struck hit the PIA aircraft, on April 9, 2022. PHOTO: EXPRESS
A Jeddah-bound flight of The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) made an emergency landing at the Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport minutes after its departure from Lahore after its windscreen cracked mid-air.
The Jeddah-bound aircraft was carrying 300 passengers from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore when its windscreen cracked mid-air due to low pressure of oxygen minutes after take-off.
The captain of the PK-759 flight immediately contacted the control tower and asked for an emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport.
The damaged plane has been moved to the hangar for repair. An alternative flight will be arranged for their departure to Jeddah, a PIA spokesperson said.