Times of Islamabad

It s PIA yet again: PIA flight to Peshawar left Passenger luggage in Saudi Arabia

It s PIA yet again: PIA flight to Peshawar left Passenger luggage in Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD – In another display of matchless unprofessionalism, PakistanInternational Airlines (PIA) brought back passengers to KhyberPakhtunkhwa’s capital Peshawar but left their luggage in Saudi Arabia.

Media reports say the passengers of PIA flight PK-728 were informed abouttheir luggage after they arrived in Peshawar from Saudi Arabia’s capitalRiyadh; the helpless passengers staged a protest at the Bacha Khan Airportagainst the inefficiency of the national flag carrier.

Responding to the criticism, a PIA spokesperson said they regretted theinconvenience to the passengers due to this issue and ensured that theluggage will be delivered through next available flight to Pakistan, GeoNews Pakistan.

This is not the first time the national flag carrier left behind passengersluggage behind as in 2016, a PIA flight left the luggage of passengers atJeddah airport after being delayed for 10 hours.