BA passengers stranded at Tashkent missed PIA operations

British Airways (BA) flight BA-260, Islamabad to London, diverted to Tashkent Tuesday night when an 83 year old passenger became ill and later passed away. A further technical delay caused the crew to exceed their flying hours limit.

According to the details, British Airways Boeing 777-200ER registration number G-YMME that departed from Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday night for London, United Kingdom (UK) made its emergency landing two hours and 50 minutes into the flight.

Hundreds of BA passengers from Islamabad are in Tashkent for over 20 hours. awaiting a replacement aircraft to London. Passengers have been left helpless at the Tashkent International Airport (TAS) with no travel information, access to internet, communication by the airline staff or even local airport staff as they cannot speak or understand English.

HELP PLEASE @British_Airways pic.twitter.com/6LHJxW8IEy

— Mehreen Baig (@MehreenBaig) September 22, 2021

It is pertinent too mention here that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) take maximum two hours to release body/patient and then proceed. While talking to one of the passengers, Baaghi TV has learnt that at this point people actually missed the flight operations and management of the Pakistan International Airlines.

Woman Passes Away as BA Flight Makes Emergency Landing

Another important point to be mentioned here is that if it was PIA instead of BA in this critical situation, the entire world would have starting pointing fingers at the airline. The entire world media, which is silent as if nothing happened, would have been cursing the national flag carrier of Pakistan.

situation of @British_Airways ,one of the passenger explaining what has happened with them during flight for Uk,they all are now stuck up in #tashqand without any food and water, Can anyone help these people, @fawadchaudhry @SHABAZGIL @CTurnerFCDO pic.twitter.com/nJLKYHKFHM

— Muhammad Adil Abbasi (@adilabbasi23) September 22, 2021

Sources reveal that after facing troubles for hours, staff from the Embassy of Pakistan in Uzbekistan arrived to assist passengers where the staff provided medical assistances, meals, milk for infants to passengers. However, the British Airways staff was not seen anywhere which marks as a terrible experience for the passengers as well as abhorrent flight operations by the airline.

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