Stories are appearing on social media saying that the pilot ‘mistakenly’ landed in Karachi rather than Peshawar, which those of us with common sense know just cannot happen!
On September 14, PIA Dubai to Peshawar flight PK284 departure experienced delay of more than 16 hours 25 minutes. PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BLS as flight PK284 to Peshawar left Dubai at 9:25 PM. The flight was scheduled to leave Dubai at 5:00 AM and arrive in Peshawar at 9:00 AM.
The aircraft stayed in Dubai for 2 hours 25 minutes and left Dubai at 9:25 PM as flight PK284 to Peshawar.
The crew operating September 14 PIA Airbus A320 aircraft registration AP-BLS Dubai to Peshawar flight PK284 to avoid Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules violation needed to be replaced by another crew. So, the aircraft landed in Karachi for crew change, according to news report on following link:
