PIA denies child born on PIA flight from Toronto to Karachi
Spokesperson terms the report preposterous and unfounded.
The flight will soon be landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. PHOTO: FILE.
KARACHI:
A child was born on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK 782 coming from Toronto, Canada, though a PIA spokesperson denied the incident, Express News reported on Saturday.
The flight landed at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi at 4:05pm.
It is reported that the condition of the woman who delivered the baby is not well.
A medical team is already present at the airport.
Women who are in their 25th to 32nd weeks of pregnancy require a medical certificate from their doctor stating that they are fit to travel according to Article 7.4.1 of PIA’s guidelines.
In addition, they require prior clearance from PIA's medical department for travel after the 32nd week of pregnancy.
Meanwhile, the news of childbirth in the PIA flight PK 782 was termed “preposterous and unfounded” by the national flag carrier’s spokesperson, Mashhood Tajwar.
“The news was given enough airtime without even fulfilling the journalistic standards of necessary verification and reaching the parties involved,” added Tajwar while talking to The Express Tribune.
“It is extremely unethical on part of media organisations that they caused a great stir with the fabricated news story, which was then suddenly disappeared from the television screens without any formal acceptance of omission. These media organisations were not bothered to even publish the rebuttal of the main party involved i.e. the PIA.”
A child was born on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK 782 coming from Toronto, Canada, though a PIA spokesperson denied the incident, Express News reported on Saturday.
The flight landed at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi at 4:05pm.
It is reported that the condition of the woman who delivered the baby is not well.
A medical team is already present at the airport.
Women who are in their 25th to 32nd weeks of pregnancy require a medical certificate from their doctor stating that they are fit to travel according to Article 7.4.1 of PIA’s guidelines.
In addition, they require prior clearance from PIA's medical department for travel after the 32nd week of pregnancy.
Meanwhile, the news of childbirth in the PIA flight PK 782 was termed “preposterous and unfounded” by the national flag carrier’s spokesperson, Mashhood Tajwar.
“The news was given enough airtime without even fulfilling the journalistic standards of necessary verification and reaching the parties involved,” added Tajwar while talking to The Express Tribune.
“It is extremely unethical on part of media organisations that they caused a great stir with the fabricated news story, which was then suddenly disappeared from the television screens without any formal acceptance of omission. These media organisations were not bothered to even publish the rebuttal of the main party involved i.e. the PIA.”