A PIA flight attendant arrived in Toronto, Canada, without her passport as cabin crew member of airline's flight PK781 from Islamabad on March 15.
PIA spokesperson says that the air hostess had left her passport at Karachi Airport. The spokesperson said that the reports of air hostess staying in Canada and seeking political asylum are not true.
The PIA spokesperson also said that the penalty for traveling without a passport has not been imposed on the airline but on the air hostess.
On March 15, PIA Boeing 777-200LR aircraft registration AP-BGZ arrived in Toronto at 7:15 PM as flight PK781 from Islamabad. The aircraft departed from Islamabad at 2:34 PM.
This flight was oprated with 3 Senior flight purser where as its normally One and its their duty to check that crew is fit to operate and all documents are valid it looks like flight was oprated unsafe as too many cooks spoilt the broth
Canadian authorities slapped $200 fine on a PIA air hostess for arriving in Toronto without her passport on March 15.
A source affiliated with PIA said that the stewardess forgot to keep her passport on Islamabad to Toronto flight PK781 and had to board the plane on general declaration documents.
How did she clear Exit passport control in Pakistan in first place? To me, this could be an intentional effort to keep/extend EU/UK/US bans on Pakistani airliners. What will be impact on the CAA Pakistan audit by ICAO and others. Passport control was part of the audit.
Continued ban can be used to justify A380 flight rights.
b78709 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:26 pm
How did she clear Exit passport control in Pakistan in first place? To me, this could be an intentional effort to keep/extend EU/UK/US bans on Pakistani airliners. What will be impact on the CAA Pakistan audit by ICAO and others. Passport control was part of the audit.
Continued ban can be used to justify A380 flight rights.
No wonder if big money is being offered to new JV government to conclude PIACL and even rest
b78709 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:26 pm
How did she clear Exit passport control in Pakistan in first place? To me, this could be an intentional effort to keep/extend EU/UK/US bans on Pakistani airliners. What will be impact on the CAA Pakistan audit by ICAO and others. Passport control was part of the audit.
Continued ban can be used to justify A380 flight rights.
And how exactly do you propose will the A380 be serviced with the current setup? Manual stairs?
You would need to initiate boarding at least 3 hours prior to departure if manual stairs or a single bridge is used.
As per procedure, on duty crew exiting Pakistan does not require an immigration check. A general deceleration document is prepared and submitted to the FIA which has the crew details mentioned.
As far as I know, the purser is supposed to reconfirm if his/her cabin crew has the complete documentation required for the flight. It is a part of the crew briefing which is done at least an hour prior to the flight.
