KARACHI Nov 02 (TNS): Pakistan International Airlines has another unforgettable incident to its name as the carrier ‘left’ two coffins in New York City that were to be transferred to Karachi.
According to a report published by a private media outlet, the national carrier ‘forgot’ two coffins at New York City port as the flight departed for Karachi.
Spokesperson of the national airline claimed that the mistake was on part of a luggage handling agency however, penalty and strict legal action would be taken against those responsible.
One of the two bodies had to be laid to rest in a New York City graveyard whereas the other was to be handed over to the mourning family in Karachi via an arriving Etihad Airline flight.
The tragic development surfaced a few days after it was reported that flight operations to the United States were to be ended across Pakistan while offices of the financially struggling national airline in New York were also to be shut.
Several incidents of misplaced luggage have earlier been reported over the years by PIA customers.
