PAA issues clarification on international flight parking issue at Karachi airport

The Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) issued a clarification regarding the temporary parking of an international flight at Karachi airport, ARY News reported on Thursday.

According to the PAA spokesperson, Emirates flight EK606 arrived at Karachi Airport 23 minutes ahead of schedule. At the time, Bay 24 was occupied, so the flight was temporarily parked at Bay 16 after consulting with the captain. Once Bay 24 became available, the aircraft was transferred there.

The spokesperson further explained that PK213 was pushed back at 1:14 AM, and by 1:21 AM, EK606 was towed to Bay 24 for final parking. The airport staff followed standard procedures, and no error was made in the aircraft’s parking.

Additionally, the PAA stated that the captain of EK606 was aware that Bay 24 was occupied and did not register any complaints regarding the temporary arrangement.

The authority has dismissed reports suggesting a mistake in the flight’s parking, stating that the information circulating in the media is inaccurate.

Earlier, it emerged that a flight Dubai to Karachi flight was mistakenly parked at the domestic terminal instead of the international at Karachi airport.

Upon realizing the mistake, the international flight was pushed back and relocated to the international terminal, the sources claimed.

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