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:
PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan
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Re: PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan
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.
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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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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Re: PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan
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)
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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Re: PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan
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.
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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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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Re: PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan
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.
Pak News Channels really do not have much of a news agenda if they can give airtime to such incidents.
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Re: PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan
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 newsadamalikhan 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.
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Re: PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan
I was on that flight.
A trip report coming tomorrow IA.
A trip report coming tomorrow IA.
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Re: PK785 makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan
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.