Faulty PIA plane returns to Karachi from Muscat after becoming operational

By Our Correspondent
March 19, 2024
A PIA plane can be seen in this undated photo. — AFP/File

A Pakistan International Airlines plane which made an emergency landing at the Muscat Airport due to a technical fault reached back Karachi on Monday after it became operational.

Advertisement

The plane remained stranded at the Muscat Airport for 12 days after it developed the fault. The plane developed a fault during its flight from Madinah to Islamabad on March 6 and had to make an emergency landing at the Muscat Airport.

Aircraft engineers belonging to the PIA went to Muscat for the rectification of the fault. A replacement engine of the faulty Boeing-777 was sent onboard a C-130 plane to Muscat to make it operational. The fault was repaired two days back and the plane underwent testing. A heavy sum was spent on repairing the faulty plane.

Advertisement