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PIA: Riyadh bound flight lands at Jeddah

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Pakistani flight lands at Jeddah instead of Riyadh
on Apr 13, 2014
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PIA flight: A Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) flight from Karachi to Riyadh landed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah due to an error.

The PIA flight was supposed to land at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh. However, the captain of the flight erroneously flew the plane to Jeddah, reported Sabq news.

There were over 200 passengers on board the flight, many of whom were taken by surprise when they learnt that they reached Jeddah instead of Riyadh.

Airline authorities simply stated that an error had occurred without revealing anything further. The problem was resolved after buses were arranged to take the Riyadh-bound passengers to the capital city. Authorities also ensured that the passengers were provided adequate food and drink during their journey.

Several angry passengers of PIA flight 731 demanded compensation for the inconvenience and discomfort caused by their bus journey from Jeddah to Riyadh. A number of travellers even reported their dissatisfaction to Pakistani media. Some of them accused the airlines of booking travellers to Jeddah and Riyadh in the Jeddah flight thereby saving money by not operating two separate flights. Yet others called for punishing the captain of the flight if it is proven that there was an error on his part.
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According to PIA flights schedule flight PK-731 is operated from Karachi to Jeddah so apparently the aircraft flew on its designated route.

Seems the airline adjusted Riyadh-bound passengers on this Jeddah-bound flight with the plan to transport them by bus from Jeddah to Riyadh without informing those passengers about this arrangement.

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Abbas Ali wrote:According to PIA flights schedule flight PK-731 is operated from Karachi to Jeddah so apparently the aircraft flew on its designated route.

Seems the airline adjusted Riyadh-bound passengers on this Jeddah-bound flight with the plan to transport them by bus from Jeddah to Riyadh without informing those passengers about this arrangement.

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Quite possible, but issue is Karachi to Riyadh flight is approximately 2.5 hours and Jeddah to Riyadh bus ride is approximately 12 hours..........
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Saudi Arabia denies landing of PIA flight at wrong airport

By Habib Toumi

April 14, 2014

Manama:
The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia has denied reports that a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane flying from Karachi to Riyadh had mistakenly landed at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah.

“There is no way that a plane lands by mistake at Jeddah airport instead of Riyadh because all inbound and outbound flights are in accordance with a specific schedule approved by the General Authority of Civil Aviation,” Abdullah Al Khabiri, the spokesperson for the authority, said, quoted by local news site Sabq.

PIA Flight 731 from Karachi is scheduled to land in Jeddah on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, while Flight 732 leaves from Jeddah, he added.

PIA Flight 729 from Karachi to Riyadh is scheduled for Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday while Flight 730 is from the Riyadh to Karachi.

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PIA Clarification

Lahore, April 14, 2014:
PIA refutes a news item appearing in section of media regarding PIA plane landing at wrong airport in Saudi Arabia.

PIA spokesman, has strongly refuted the news story published in media and aired on TV channels that PIA plane flying from Karachi to Riyadh had mistakenly landed at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah. The regular scheduled flight PK-731 is for Karachi-Jeddah and not any other destination.

It is regretted that the no reporter contacted the spokesperson regarding the veracity of the news story rather it was published in 'The News'.

PIA spokesman said that flight PK-731 is for the destination Karachi-Jeddah and the flight took off from Karachi and landed at Jeddah Airport where it was destined to land. The flight PK-731 was never intended to go to Riyadh as stated in the news story which is totally false and fabricated.

Out of the total number of passengers only 30 passengers, who were travelling to Riyadh and opted for surface transportation from Jeddah to Riyadh were accommodated in this flight.

The spokesperson of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Al Khabiri has also denied the report that PIA had mistakenly landed at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah that was published in 'Gulf News'.

There is no way that a plane lands by mistake at Jeddah airport, instead of Riyadh because all inbound and outbound flights are in accordance with a specific schedule approved by the General Authority of Civil Aviation – Saudi Arabia.

Source: PIA Press Release (April 14, 2014)
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A shut up call is need of time for the "The News" group as well as other media for fabricating such stories we use to see against PIA :evil:
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Arab News is getting way too racist, I posted a reply this morning at their online edition on same topic but moderators never allowed. :evil: