Pakistan
PIA plane narrowly escapes disaster after windscreen cracks
There were over 300 passengers onboard
Islamabad: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) plane Boeing-777 made an emergency landing at the Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport minutes after its departure from Lahore Airport following a crack that appeared in the plane’s windscreen on Saturday.
The Jeddah-bound flight was carrying 300 passengers from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore but the plane’s windscreen got a crack.
The plane’s captain contacted the Karachi Control Tower and asked for an emergency landing at the Karachi Airport.
There were over 300 passengers in the PIA flight PK-759.