Two Pakistan Airlines Flights Makes U-Turn to Karachi on Consecutive Days

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KARACHI- Two Pakistan International Airlines (PK) flights made a U-turn back to Karachi Jinnah International Airport (KHI) amid technical issues on consecutive days.

Both flights were domestically operated by the same ATR 42-500 aircraft on January 1 and January 2, 2025.

Photo: FlightRadar24

Pakistan Airlines Flights U-Turn

Let us first see the incident that occurred on the first day of the new year 2025.

According to FlightRadar24 data, Pakistan Int’l Airlines flight PK503 took off from Karachi at 3:12 AM UTC.

Shortly after takeoff, at around 14,000 feet, the flight reported some engine issues and decided to turn back to Karachi, Aviation Herald reported.

The Gwadar International Airport (GWD)-bound flight landed safely back at KHI at 3:56 AM UTC. The flight remained airborne for around 44 minutes.

As mentioned above, the flight was operated by ATR 42-500, registered as AP-BHI. Further, it is an 18.2-year-old aircraft and is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada Turboprop PW127 engines.

After PIA technicians and engineers inspected the aircraft, it took off again and landed at Gwadar with a delay of over 5 hours.

Photo: FlightRadar24

Second Incident

Similarly, on January 2, 2025, Pakistan Airlines flight PK553 took off from Karachi at 8:05 AM UTC.

Shortly after takeoff, at 5,000 feet, the flight crew reported an issue with the hydraulic system. Following this, the crew made a U-turn and landed safely at Karachi Airport at 8:28 AM UTC.

You will be surprised to know, the flight was operated by the same aircraft AP-BHI involved in engine problems on Jan 1 incident.

PIA has three ATR 42-500 aircraft in its fleet of 32 aircraft. Around 50% of its fleet is grounded due to insufficient funds and supply chain issues.

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