RAWALPINDI: Gifts and chocolates were distributed among passengers and children on board an Islamabad-Karachi flight on Christmas by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

The gifts were handed out by a person dressed up as Santa Claus.

Federal Minister Aminul Haq, members of National Assembly Qadir Patel and Nafisa Shah were among passengers who were surprised at the in-flight Christmas celebration.

This gesture proves that the national airline welcomes people of all faiths and is flying according to the needs of all schools of thought, said PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Air Marshal Arshad Malik.

Meanwhile, a number of flights were diverted due to bad weather conditions on Sunday.

According to airport authorities, two international flights – Turkish Airlines TK-714 and Gul Air’s flight GF-766 were diverted to Islamabad due to bad weather conditions.

A PIA spokesman said another flight (Quetta-Lahore) was diverted to Islamabad, adding, a Karachi-Sukkur flight came back due to bad weather. The flight will depart later.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2021