Pakistani sues airline over 'nightmare' flight

In a bizarre and alarming case of airline negligence, a Pakistani engineer who intended to fly from Lahore to Karachi was mistakenly boarded on a flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, despite not carrying a passport or visa.

- BY ASHFAQ AHMED Senior Assistant Editor

The passenger, Malik Shahzain Ahmed, has now filed a petition in the Sindh High Court, seeking accountability from AirSial, a private Pakistani airline, and airport immigration officials for what he called a “gross security and procedural failure.”