‘Thank You PIA’: Pak Airways employees flies to Canada, leaves word and vanishes

In line with the report, the crew member named Maryam Raza flew from Islamabad through PIA flight PK-782 and landed in Toronto on Tuesday, however did not report for obligation on her return flight PK-784 to Karachi a day later.

When the authorities began on the lookout for Maryam, they opened her resort room and located her PIA uniform together with a word studying ‘Thanks, PIA’. Maryam had been with the Pakistan’s nationwide provider for 15 years.

In line with the airline’s spokesperson, the incident of Maryam’s disappearance comes a month after PIA flight crew member Faiza Mukhtar went abruptly lacking in the same manner in January.

Mukhtar, who was rostered to fly again to Karachi a day after touchdown in Canada “didn’t board the flight and disappeared”.

In the meantime, the officers attribute the pattern of disappearing crew members to the accommodating nature of Canadian legislation, which permits for asylum purposes after entry into the nation.

In line with the report, the pattern of Pakistani flight attendants disappearing after crewing a flight to Canada began in 2019 and the quantity has elevated just lately.

Final 12 months, no less than seven PIA cabin crew members went lacking in Canada whereas on obligation.

Two PIA cabin crew members, who landed in Toronto from Lahore did not report back to obligation for his or her flight again in December 2023, the PIA spokesperson mentioned.

“The flight was on its scheduled return to Islamabad, the steward didn’t present up in Toronto. The flight of the nationwide flag provider needed to return to Islamabad with out the crew members,” the spokesperson mentioned.

PIA crew members, Ayaz Qureshi, Khalid Afridi and Fida Hussain Shah reportedly stayed in Canada after touchdown in November and December 2023.

The spokesperson talked about that one crew member who had absconded whereas on obligation some years in the past has since settled in Canada and presents recommendation to different crew members contemplating searching for asylum.

He additional acknowledged that PIA has been collaborating with Canadian authorities to forestall such incidents sooner or later.

(With inputs from The Daybreak)