Man threatens to hijack plane, pilot forced to land

Man threatens to hijack plane, pilot forced to land

FPJ BureauUpdated: Sunday, June 02, 2019, 04:11 AM IST
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Karachi A Pakistan International Airlines plane with 50 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing at the Karachi airport on Friday after a passenger threatened to hijack it following a row with an air hostess, PTI reports.
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PIA flight PK- 586, which was flying from Karachi to Bahawalpur in Punjab province, turned back to the port city after an air hostess alerted the captain about the passengers threat, officials said.

The passenger, identified as one Javed, who made the alleged threat was arrested by commandos of the Airport Security Force ( ASF) at the Jinnah International Airport.

The plane was searched by security forces after being evacuated.