Disgruntled passengers, who were reportedly forced to wait for over two hours for an Islamabad bound flight from Karachi to take off, forced parliamentarians Senator Rehman Malik and PML-N MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani off the plane, for causing the delay.
According to local media, PIA’s flight PK-370 was scheduled to depart from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport at 7 pm but was delayed by more than two and a half hours. As Malik approached the jet way that connects the terminal to the aircraft, furious passengers were heard saying, “Malik sahab, sorry. You should go back. You should apologize to these passengers. You should be ashamed of yourself, 250 passengers have suffered because of you. It is your fault, sir”. Another voice was heard, “Malik sahab, you are not a minister any more. And even if you are, we don't care anymore”.
PIA spokesperson Mashood Tajwar later cleared the issue saying, “The flight was not delayed because of Rehman Malik, PIA does not promote VIP culture but this flight was delayed an hour and 30 minutes due to a technical reason. The delay had been conveyed to passengers via SMS. Some passengers who had given the contact details of their travel agent may not have been conveyed the message by their agents,” media reported.
Later, the former Interior Minister took to social media to justify himself. He posted on twitter saying, “I have the right to defend myself against the allegation. PK370 /1900hr was delayed because of tech reasons, was expected to leave at 2030. So no delay for me”.
“Why am I being linked with PMLN minister? I saw the noise with the minister and decided not to go on the flight as One PTI worker was yelling,” he added.
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