In a shocking incident, a passenger who was supposed to travel from Lahore to Karachi accidentally landed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — all without carrying a passport or a visa.
The unusual mistake happened at Allama Iqbal International Airport when the airline staff wrongly guided the passenger onto an international flight instead of the domestic one. The passenger boarded the plane and no one noticed the mix-up until the aircraft was already two hours into its journey.
When the plane landed in Jeddah, Saudi immigration officials found out that the traveler did not have any travel documents required to enter the country. Realizing the big mistake, the Saudi authorities immediately deported him back to Pakistan on the next available flight.
This unusual incident has raised serious concerns about the security and management at the airport. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), along with airport officials, has started a full investigation to find out how such a big error happened in the first place. The private airline responsible for the blunder has received a strict warning and may face heavy fines for failing to follow proper checks and rules.
Officials have called this incident a major breach of airport safety and travel protocol. Many people are questioning how a passenger managed to board an international flight without basic immigration checks.
The CAA has promised to take strong action to make sure such mistakes do not happen again and has warned all airlines to improve their boarding and checking procedures.
