Islamabad: After facing what they said was a delay of two and a half hours, passengers of an Islamabad-bound PIA flight from Karachi barred two politicians from boarding an aircraft.
The two politicians identified as Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Rehman Malik and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) Member of National Assembly Dr Ramesh Kumar Wakwani were accused of holding the plane back while other passengers waited for hours.
However, PIA spokesperson Mashood Tajwar speaking to Dawn said that the delay in the flight was due to a technical issue and not the fault of Rehman Malik.
“PIA does not promote VIP culture… but this flight was delayed an hour and 30 minutes due to a technical reason,” Tajwar said.
“The delay had been conveyed to passengers via SMS. Some passengers who had given the contact details of their travel agent may not have been conveyed the message by their agents", he added.
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