Pak plane with183 people on board makes emergency landing

Pak plane with183 people on board makes emergency landing

FPJ BureauUpdated: Sunday, June 02, 2019, 12:27 AM IST
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Islamabad : A Pakistan International Airlines flight with 183 people on board made an emergency landing in Karachi on Sunday after one of its engines reportedly burst into flames shortly after take-off.

Witnesses on the ground told TV news channels that they had heard explosions and seen flames emanating from one of the engines of flight PK 787 shortly after it took off at 11.48 am. The aircraft, which was going from Karachi to London, had 167 passengers and 16 crew members on board. The aircraft turned back to Karachi airport and landed shortly after noon. Officials of the Civil Aviation Authority sought to play down the incident and said the pilot had landed after one of the engines developed a technical fault.             TV news channels said the pilot had landed on one engine and that all persons on board were safe. PIA made arrangements to send the passengers to London on another aircraft.

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