Pakistani airline blunder sends passenger to Saudi Arabia as a substitute of Karachi

In a weird airline blunder, a passenger from #Lahore was flown to #Saudi Arabia as a substitute of #Karachi and was deported again to #Pakistan. The incident occurred on July 7, 2025 with Malik Shahzain, {an electrical} engineer from #Karachi, aboard an #AirSial flight.

A Civil Aviation Authority official stated they’re investigating the bizarre incident. “A passenger boarding the wrong flight by mistake can happen, but we have never come across a case where a domestic passenger ended up on an international flight,” the official stated.

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According to Mr. Shahzain, he was returning to #Karachi from #Lahore on the night time of July 7, 2025 after studying that his youngster had fallen ailing. He arrived on the airport on time and introduced his pre-booked boarding move and was then directed to the lounge and the departure gate.

“There were two #AirSial aeroplanes on the tarmac, one headed to #Karachi and the other to #Jeddah. The staff, without checking properly, put me on the international flight, and I only realised this when, even after two hours of flying time, we did not land,” Mr. Shahzain stated. While the passenger landed in #Jeddah, his baggage reached #Karachi.

At the #Jeddah airport, Mr. Shahzain was questioned by immigration officers for hours earlier than they realised that he landed there for no fault of him and directed the airline to place him on their subsequent flight to #Karachi.

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However, the ordeal did not finish there, because the airline flew the passenger again to #Lahore, informing him he would wish to rearrange his ticket to #Karachi.

“I used to be knowledgeable in regards to the sickness of my son and determined to return residence, as I had gone to #Lahore on workplace work. Instead, I underwent a 15-hour ordeal the place I ended up in #Jeddah and needed to endure hours of interrogation,” Mr. Shahzain stated.

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The engineer claims the airline workers accepted their mistake in placing him on the worldwide flight from #Lahore to #Jeddah when he was purported to fly from #Lahore to #Karachi.

However, he’s nonetheless awaiting a proper response and apology from the personal airline. “So far, the airline has issued no rationalization or apology for my ordeal,” Mr. Shahzain stated. #AirSial is a #Pakistani personal airline primarily based in Sialkot.