KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Hajj Flight 743 destined for Madinah encountered substantial delays, leaving pilgrims stranded at airport for several hours.

According to details, PIA hajj flight which was supposed to depart for Madinah at 4:30am faced eight hours delay due to technical issues in Boeing 777 aircraft. In response to inconvenience, group of Hajj pilgrims staged protest against PIA administration.

Airport sources revealed that reason of delay is due to technical issues encountered in Boeing 777 aircraft, which required urgent attention from maintenance teams.

Adding that initially travellers were boarded onto aircraft and after an hour transferred to lounge as airplane failed to depart due to technical hurdles. PIA administration expressed regret over situation and assured affected passengers that every effort would be made to rectify issue swiftly.

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 17 2023

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