As per details, an international flight coming from Dubai was parked at a domestic bridge due to the unavailability of the boarding bridge, the sources said.
Upon realizing the mistake, the aircraft was pushed back and relocated to the international terminal.
The private airline’s flight had landed at Karachi airport at 12:50 AM.
Sources indicate that the sparking of the foreign aircraft resulted from an error by PIA authorities.
Passenger boarding bridge at Karachi airport declared ‘dangerous’
On October 9, 2018, a passenger boarding bridge collapsed at the Islamabad International Airport, however, no serious damage was reported.
An unidentified man was injured after the aerobridge collapsed at the airport. It’s not clear whether the man injured in the accident was standing on the boarding bridge or was somewhere around it. The CAA had initiated an inquiry after the incident.
The new Islamabad airport was inaugurated on May 1 this year, after months of delay. The new airport is located 30km away from central Islamabad, and its construction work started in April 2007.
The airport has a modular design which enables it to handle nine million passengers and 50,000 metric tons of cargo initially.
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