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Pakistan had allowed domestic flights to resume, following suspension during the COVID-19 pandemic, six days earlier on 16 May. Since the crash occurred during the last days of Ramadan, many people were expected to travel to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their families. The pandemic had already stretched the healthcare resources of the city and the crash intensified the burden. Consequently, one of the two survivors was moved to a public hospital in the city centre instead of hospitals closer to the crash site.

The government announced a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh (Rs 1 million, US$6,250) each for the families of those killed, and Rs. 5 lakh (Rs 500,000, US$3,125) each for the two survivors.

Investigation

Airbus announced they are providing assistance to the investigation. Subsequently an 11-member Airbus team visited the crash site on 26 May. Following the crash, both the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) were found and handed over to the inquiry board.

Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the federal minister for the Aviation Division, said that the full results of the inquiry would be made available within three months. A preliminary investigation report, published by the CAA, was reported to have said that the engines had scraped the runway three times on the pilot's first attempt to land, causing friction and sparks. The contacts with the runway may have caused possible damage to the engines' oil tank and fuel pump.

The pilot had 18,000 flight hours. The Economic Times reported that the pilot had ignored warnings from air traffic control about the height and speed of the aircraft on approach. At 2:30 pm the plane was 15 nautical miles from Karachi, at Makli, flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet instead of 7,000 feet, when ATC issued its first warning to reduce altitude. Instead of descending, the pilot responded by saying that he was satisfied. When only 10 nautical miles from the airport, the aircraft was at an altitude of 7,000 feet instead of 3,000 feet. ATC issued a second warning to descend. The pilot responded again by stating that he was satisfied and would handle the situation, saying he was ready for landing.

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Notes

  1. All flights had been suspended on 29 March; international flights are not scheduled to resume until 1 June.

References

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  8. Airbus (22 May 2020). "We regret to confirm that an A320 operated by Pakistan International Airlines was involved in an accident during flight #PK8303 from Lahore to Karachi on May, 22 2020. Our thoughts are with all those affected. Airbus is providing assistance to the investigation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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