Ms Humaira Shahid, a resident of Ravi Town, RYK, informed reporters that she was scheduled to return to Jeddah from Multan by means of the PIA flight PK-739, along with her son and their pet cat.
She stated that after being issued boarding passes, they had been going to the departure lounge when two PIA officers — Asghar and Ibrar — stopped them and requested for the paperwork of the brown and white Persian+Himalyian male cat “Oreo”.
Ms Shahid stated that she confirmed the officers “all the relevant documents”, together with the pet’s passport, Althaqafi Veterinary Clinic KSA, rabbis vaccination certificates, check report issued by the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Ministry of National Food, Security and Research Animal Quarantine Department (Animal Health Certificate), however they refused to permit them to board the airplane.
Levels bribe allegations, airline claims she had incomplete paperwork of pet cat
She alleged that the 2 PIA officers initially demanded Rs200,000 bribe and later requested her to pay them Rs100,000, for permitting her to journey with the pet.
She stated when she refused to grease their palm, the officers stopped her from boarding the flight.
A PIA spokesperson, Abdullah Hafeez Khan, rejected the allegation of bribe in opposition to the 2 officers as false and termed it an try to blackmail the airways.
He additional informed that the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), KSA, launched a notification for airways, relevant from January 8, 2023, declaring it needed for the house owners to submit import/export functions for his or her pet animals by means of a brand new digital hyperlink (https;//naama.sa.).
Under the notification, the passengers not fulfilling the requirement had been denied journey facility with their pets, he claimed.
However, Khan stated that airways would sue the passengers for leveling a “false” allegations in opposition to the PIA officers.
DESTINATION CHANGED: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday modified the vacation spot of the passengers returning to Multan from Jeddah, issuing them boarding playing cards for an Islamabad-bound flight with out giving any motive.
Habibullah, a resident of Abbasia Town, RYK, informed this correspondent from Jeddah airport that he, with dozens of different passengers belonging to RYK, was issued the boarding playing cards for an Islamabad-bound PIA flight, as an alternative of Multan.
He stated he had bought a return ticket (No 2142420892306 Multan-Madina-Jeddah-Multan) earlier than leaving the nation to carry out Ummrah.
But, he stated, that he and different passengers desiring to journey to Multan had been informed by the PIA workers on the Jeddah airport that the flight would now land at Islamabad airport, with out giving any motive.
He stated that when the passengers complained in regards to the problem to the PIA counter supervisor, he didn’t gave any motive.
PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez Khan didn’t attend the decision made on his telephone by this scribe to know his stance.
Published in Dawn, February nineteenth, 2023
