Manama: The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia has denied reports that a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane flying from Karachi to Riyadh had mistakenly landed at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah.
“There is no way that a plane lands by mistake at Jeddah airport instead of Riyadh because all inbound and outbound flights are in accordance with a specific schedule approved by the General Authority of Civil Aviation,” Abdullah Al Khabiri, the spokesperson for the authority, said, quoted by local news site Sabq.
PIA Flight 731 from Karachi is scheduled to land in Jeddah on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, while Flight 732 leaves from Jeddah, he added.
PIA Flight 729 from Karachi to Riyadh is scheduled for Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday while Flight 730 is from the Riyadh to Karachi.
On Sunday, Sabq reported that passengers have asked for financial compensation after a PIA plane flying them from Karachi to Riyadh landed instead at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah.
The passengers were shocked when they found themselves at the airport in the Red Sea city instead of the international airport in the Saudi capital, Sabq reported, citing Pakistani media.
The Pakistani company provided buses to transport the passengers to the capital, almost 1,000 kilometres away, and offered them food and drinks, the reports said.
