On Feb 27th, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane Boeing 777-200 operating Flight PK-786 from London Heathrow to Islamabad had a serious issue. PIA flight PK-786 was enroute at FL370 over southern Germany when it lost radio contact with the air traffic control (ATC). It failed to report to the ATC at different intervals for many hours and a stretch of around 700 nms. Two days later, this was reported subsequently by The Aviation Herald and some other social media as well. Subsequently, Baaghi TV also reported the news and it was brought to mainstream media by Mubasher Lucman, a senior anchorperson cum aviation enthusiast. PIA: PK-785 delayed as only three cabin crew arrived COVID-19: ‘Baaghi’ PIA pilots putting lives at risk PIA and pilots were adamant that nothing was wrong and that it was routine flight. Pilots also claimed they were given a direct route and hence did not bother to contact the multiple ATC points that came in between. As per our reports, the two pilots were found negligent and had gone to sleep in the aircraft. When reported PIA authorities took it up and maintained that the Europeans had not complained or contacted them for the issue, … Continue reading PIA and the inter-departmental politics continues