PIA steward goes missing from Canada

KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) steward mysteriously went missing from a hotel after his arrival in Toronto, Canada from Islamabad, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

As per the PIA administration, flight steward Aijaz Ali Shah arrived in Toronto from Islamabad via the national airline’s flight, PK-781.

He along with other crew members had been staying at a hotel in the Canadian city.

The mysterious missing of Aijaz Ali Shah came to light when he didn’t report for duty on a flight back to Pakistan on October 16.

Subsequently, the matter was brought to the notice of the airline management and Canadian immigration authorities.

Several flight attendants of the national airline have previously slipped into Canada for citizenship.

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Last year, an air steward for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) reportedly went missing in Canada after flight PK-798 landed in Toronto which the airline authority confirmed.

The flight attendant Ramzan Gul boarded the national flag carrier’s flight from Islamabad in the capacity of the aircraft crew, confirmed the PIA spokesperson.

PIA authorities said they also updated, on the development, the Canadian immigration authority as the crew member gets clearance under General Declaration and when one of them has indeed gone missing, the immigration authority must be informed over it.