: At least thirteen Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) crew members, including the pilot, of a flight scheduled to travel from London to Lahore were detained by the British Police at Heathrow Airport late Monday night over alleged security threats via confidential information.
The crew was taken into custody for interrogation purposes pertaining to the security concerns that had arisen lately, British Police said. However, nothing was found during the search of the crew and plane, PIA sources explained.
While the crew has been released and sent back to the hotel, as per British authorities’ statement, it still remains under investigation. Members of the crew who have been held back in London are at present staying without their passports.In this regard, PIA seeks to protest against the misconduct and hopes that the passports are returned to the crew tomorrow.
PIA, in this regard, seeks to protest against the misconduct and hopes that the passports are returned to the crew tomorrow.
The flight, on the other hand, has been cleared to take off from Heathrow Airport with replaced crew members.
British authorities confirmed that they had earlier tonight detained thirteen of the crew members from flight PK-758 that had arrived from Islamabad to London earlier. Their fingerprints have been recorded for investigation, which has consequently commenced.
