UK airport security authorities detained a PIA female flight attendant carrying several mobile phones in her hand bag at Manchester Airport when she was going to board Lahore bound flight PK-710last week, TheNation learnt on Wednesday.
PIA spokesman Tajwar said that an inquiry was underway against the flight attendant and action would be taken according to rules and regulation.
On April 2, 2013 security officials at Manchester Airport found several mobile phones in PIA flight purser Nargis Shaheen’s hand bag and detained her for interrogations. She arrived in Pakistan next day by PIA flight PK-702 from Manchester to Islamabad. Security officer questioned her why she was carrying so many mobiles. She said that the bag was handed over to her by a relative and she was supposed to deliver it to latter’s family member in Pakistan. A senior PIA officer said that it was common practice among the PIA cabin crew members that they were involved in smuggling of mobile phones and cigarettes from and to European destinations.
He said that in Europe smugglers visit them and hand over their baggage to deliver in Pakistan against heavy payments. “Crew members earn money by offering this service.”
He said that crew members were allowed to carry one suitcase and one hand bag only. Female crew carry empty suitcase and hand bag from Pakistan and bring it filled with goods and earn up to Rs100,000.
Earlier, crew members were assigned duties on international flights on recommendations of influential officers. But now Ijaz Mazhar has introduced auto roaster which assigns international flight to crew on merit.
Source: the Nation
PIA spokesman Tajwar said that an inquiry was underway against the flight attendant and action would be taken according to rules and regulation.
On April 2, 2013 security officials at Manchester Airport found several mobile phones in PIA flight purser Nargis Shaheen’s hand bag and detained her for interrogations. She arrived in Pakistan next day by PIA flight PK-702 from Manchester to Islamabad. Security officer questioned her why she was carrying so many mobiles. She said that the bag was handed over to her by a relative and she was supposed to deliver it to latter’s family member in Pakistan. A senior PIA officer said that it was common practice among the PIA cabin crew members that they were involved in smuggling of mobile phones and cigarettes from and to European destinations.
He said that in Europe smugglers visit them and hand over their baggage to deliver in Pakistan against heavy payments. “Crew members earn money by offering this service.”
He said that crew members were allowed to carry one suitcase and one hand bag only. Female crew carry empty suitcase and hand bag from Pakistan and bring it filled with goods and earn up to Rs100,000.
Earlier, crew members were assigned duties on international flights on recommendations of influential officers. But now Ijaz Mazhar has introduced auto roaster which assigns international flight to crew on merit.
Source: the Nation
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