PIA flight PK-855 cancelled after crew member tests corona positive

SUKKUR: The PIA flight PK-855 Beijing to Islamabad has been cancelled after one of the crew members tested Covid-19 positive. Reports said the flight was scheduled to take off on Saturday at 16:30 pm, but was rescheduled on Sunday. One of the passengers said that there were many Pakistani students and their family members on the flight, who had naturally became panicky after being told that one of the PIA’s crew members had tested Covid-19 positive at the Beijing airport, while there was not a single staff of the PIA available to explain the situation. He said that the visas of many students were nearing expiry. He said the PIA officials were telling them that they would be accommodated in coming Sunday’s flight. Pakistani students said the next flight has not yet been confirmed by the PIA, while the airline was charging double fare but has not been providing accommodation in hotels. He said foreigners were restricted to some specific hotels, saying the flights of the other airlines on the same route were on schedule.