PK785 12th April (743 2hrs late)

[KSKJADOON]

Just for Info -

Wed 12th April
PK785 Islamabad - London
743 is late yet again and this time expected 2 hours late.
(Aircraft expected AP-BGG). (My wife and baby are on board).

Arent these 743's giving PIA too many problems ?

[CPH]

Just for Info -

Wed 12th April
PK785 Islamabad - London
743 is late yet again and this time expected 2 hours late.
(Aircraft expected AP-BGG). (My wife and baby are on board).

Arent these 743's giving PIA too many problems ?

Hello KSKJADOON

The aircraft is not AP-BGG, it came as PK 751 from ISB via OSL this night at CPH.

[oxon]

This PK 785 was 2 hrs late on 29.3. 2006 and it was same a/c.

[iqbal]

yes plenty of 743 trouble - they are old planes - last time at ISB i was in an aborted takeoff in AP-BFX when operation pak785. Two weeks earlier as Pak786 i smelt heavy fuel smell when take off power was established and when engines were turned on - two weeks later i noticed an engine change - different colur of fan spinner and RR Logo.....but also PIA is always late anyway - its tradition that we all arrive late to the airport and the plane waits.

[atmalik]

yes plenty of 743 trouble - they are old planes - last time at ISB i was in an aborted takeoff in AP-BFX when operation pak785. Two weeks earlier as Pak786 i smelt heavy fuel smell when take off power was established and when engines were turned on - two weeks later i noticed an engine change - different colur of fan spinner and RR Logo.....but also PIA is always late anyway - its traition that we all arrive late to the airport and the plane waits.

Its called being fashionablly late, lol. Seriously how abt all those claims of punctuality??

[F.K]

there are often a catalogue of reasons that canbeattributed to flight delays other then technicals. although the 743s do have extremely sensitive engines , they arent always the cause of trouble . sometimes passengers turn up late, fuelling the aircraft often takes up extra time , or even late clearence should be factored in. normally a 2 hour delay wud not be a sequel of a technical because technical faults take longer to fix in my experience. must ve been some other reason. its still better that its a 747 that can accomodate the bulk of passengers to lhr, had it been a 320 seater 777 maybe u d ve been held up for a week waiting to catch a flt.