Pakistan International Airlines has initiated an inquiry against a pilot for allowing former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, to sit in the cockpit during her trip to Lahore from London. Danial Gilani, PIA spokesman said, “According to initial probe, it was found that Reham Khan visited the cockpit for a few minutes during her journey to Lahore from London on Thursday.”
As per the pilot's statements, he had just “entertained” the Reham Khan's request to sit in the cockpit. Gilani said the pilot could not turn down Reham's desire to sit in the cockpit. “Although it appears a courtesy on the part of the pilot, the PIA cannot ignore the rules.” He added that the by law, unauthorised people are not allowed to enter the cockpit. “The responsibility lies within the pilot not to allow anyone to sit in the cockpit. This is against the law and a safety hazard.”
“The PIA management has initiated an inquiry into the matter. It will take appropriate disciplinary action against the pilot in light of the inquiry’s findings,” he said. The PIA had to launch a formal inquiry after pictures of Reham Khan sitting in the cockpit were uploaded on social media, source said. “It was very difficult for the PIA management to ignore this matter after her pictures appeared on social media. All the guns would have been towards the PIA had it not taken action in this regard,” he said. Meanwhile, Reham Khan has not been available for comments.
