KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) international flight was onThursday stopped from taking off at the eleventh hour on suspicion of pilotbeing drunk.
The Birmingham-bound flight, PK-791 was stopped moments before its gettingoff the ground.
After medical checkup of pilot Captain Umar Khayyam, the Civil AviationAuthority (CAA) had directed for an alternative pilot for the flight.
The PIA flight, which was scheduled for departure at 11:50am, lifted off at2:15pm.
The CAA spokesperson has confirmed that alcohol test of the pilot has beenconducted but gave no information whether it came out positive.
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Sources said upon interrogation the pilot had presented a doctor’sprescription of cough syrup.
The spokesman said strict action would be taken, if blood test camepositive.
Later, as a latest development, the CAA spokesman said the pilot had beensuspended and an inquiry had been ordered.
