Overview

• On July 7, electrical engineer Malik Shahzain boarded what he believed was a domestic flight from Lahore to Karachi but landed in Jeddah without a passport or visa after staff mix-up at the departure gate
• Shahzain has served a legal notice accusing AirSial of gross negligence and is awaiting the carrier’s formal response, while the airline has yet to issue an apology
• Lahore Airport Management formally held AirSial responsible for the incident and submitted a request for regulatory action to the Pakistan Airport Authority
• The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an inquiry into procedural lapses in boarding verification and document checks at Lahore airport’s domestic terminal
• The Federal Investigation Agency is set to investigate potential security failures in the blunder, with Shahzain pledging full cooperation