Rats on board national carrier flight scare passengers
Islamabad | Tuesday, Jul 7 2009 IST
 

Passengers on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight heaved a sigh of relief when their plane from Birmingham finally landed at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport here, as they had been pestered by a number of rats who travelled along with them. Dozens of big rats were present in Boeing-777 flight PK-792 that started its journey from Birmingham and landed here yesterday. The passengers faced panic and disturbance due to the presence of the rats throughout their journey.

According to schedule, this flight, which had to leave for London the same day, could not be cleared of the rodents. PIA Deputy Director Muhammad Latif admitted that big rats were present in the flight from Birmingham. He said the engineering staff of the airlines succeeded in trapping the rats after a hard struggle. The big rats might have entered the plane while it was parked at the London Airport cargo centre, he added.

As the plane took off from the London airport, he said, the rats created panic and disturbance among the passengers and the plane staff informed the PIA officials about it. The passengers, who landed at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, strongly protested against the incident.

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