CJ summons PIA officials over flight delay

Chief justice's flight delayed by more than 3 hours, officials summoned when other passengers approached him.

LAHORE: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, displeased after waiting in the VIP lounge at the Lahore airport, summoned PIA officials to give an explanation as to why a Karachi-bound flight was delayed, Express News reported on Saturday.

The flight, which was to be boarded by the chief justice, was delayed by more than 3 hours.

When other passengers waiting in the lounge approached him and informed him of the constant delays, the chief justice called PIA officials and asked for an explanation.

He expressed displeasure and took notice of the incident.

PIA officials told Justice Chaudhry that the flight would take off in half an hour to one hour, who then told the PIA chairman to take notice of the incident and find out why such incidents take place.