PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan

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PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan

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Just saw on Dunya news that PK785 bound for London has made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan. Reason was not given. Today's flight is being operated by AP-BGJ.

The following image from Flightradar24 shows the diversion:

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Two passengers were not feeling well and that's why flight diverted. Passengers shifted to hospital.

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^

Thanks for the update Abbas.
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^ You're welcome.

PIA Boeing 777-240ER registration AP-BGJ has departed from Aktobe Airport, Kazakhstan, to resume flight PK-785 from Islamabad to London.

The Boeing 777 apparently stayed at Aktobe Airport for four hours & seventeen minutes.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk785

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Actually an ailing passenger and his attendant disembarked the aircraft at Aktobe Airport, according to PIA press release.

PIA London bound flight landed in Kazakhstan to save a life

Lahore: 08 June 2016 -
PIA's Islamabad to London flight PK-785 landed in Kazakhstan due to a medical emergency.

According to airline's spokesperson, during the flight a passenger reported that his health condition is critical, the flight captain immediately took the decision to save a life and landed in Kazakhstan. The passenger along with his attendant were shifted to a local hospital for medical treatment.

Spokesperson said that flight has departed to London and will land at Heathrow Airport at 6:00 PM local time. Spokesperson further said that London to Islamabad flight PK-786 will depart with a delay of one hour.

Source: PIA Press Release (June 8, 2016)
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Interestingly, according to PTV News, statement of a PIA spokesperson says that flight PK-785 diverted to Kazakhstan due to two unwell passengers who have been admitted to a hospital in Kazakhstan.

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BTW, note PTV News still using old PIA corporate logo with slogan "Come Fly With Us" discarded years ago by the airline.

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Stories such as this rarely make the headlines in most other countries such as the UK.

Pak News Channels really do not have much of a news agenda if they can give airtime to such incidents.
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adamalikhan wrote:Stories such as this rarely make the headlines in most other countries such as the UK.

Pak News Channels really do not have much of a news agenda if they can give airtime to such incidents.
You are right but this is just one part. Even having a great bunch of news channels with varying quality, all of them just give news reporting to, many a times, to less significant news
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I was on that flight.
A trip report coming tomorrow IA. :)
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Aktobe seems to be airport of choice for diversions by PIA, this is the third time a London bound flight has landed there, previous decade a 742 and a 743 made similar medical diversions there.