Lahore-bound PIA flight narrowly escapes accident

LAHORE: A passenger aircraft of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) narrowly escaped an accident after the tire burst during landing at Lahore Airport, ARY News reported on Saturday.

As per details, the tire of the PIA flight PK 248 burst when it was landing at Lahore airport from Dammam last night.

The PIA plane captain refused to take off the flight as the tires were not in good condition. The flight to Riyadh was also delayed today because of the damaged tires and the passengers were shifted back to the hotels.

According to sources, the damaged tires will be replaced by new tires which are being shifted to Lahore from Karachi.

Earlier, the Passengers of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) international flight were left extremely uncomfortable when the washroom of the aeroplane started leaking during mid-flight.

The unpleasant video of the incident went viral on social media which showed the leakage of the washroom of the PIA’s Boeing 777 aircraft travelling from Istanbul – Turkey to Islamabad.

The leakage led to dirty water, defecation and toilet paper piling up throughout the plane, causing a strong unpleasant odour that left passengers feeling extremely uncomfortable.

The airline apologized for the inconvenience caused to the passengers and assured them that necessary measures would be taken to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.