Airbus captain tries to land at Lahore runway closed two years ago

Khalid Umar Malik
25 Jun 2022, 17:47 GMT+10

An Airbus 320 carrying 171 passengers narrowly avoided an accident at Allama Iqbal Airport on Wednesday when the pilot attempted to land on the wrong runway but was promptly alerted, sa ...
According to the sources, the control tower alerted a flight from Kyrgyzstan when the captain was about to land at the Lahore airport's runway 18-L, which has been closed for the last two years.
According to the sources, "the foreign pilot of flight 4541 took a round in the air and landed at runway 36-L upon intimation.".

LAHORE, Pakistan - An Airbus 320 carrying 171 passengers narrowly avoided an accident at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Pakistan's second-largest airport, on Wednesday, when the pilot attempted to land on the wrong runway but was promptly alerted, saving precious lives.

According to the sources, the control tower alerted a flight from Kyrgyzstan when the captain was about to land at the Lahore airport's runway 18-L, which has been closed for the last two years.

According to the sources, "the foreign pilot of flight 4541 took a round in the air and landed at runway 36-L upon intimation."

The Civil Aviation Authority, CAA, has opened an investigation into the incident.

There were 171 passengers on board, as well as eight crew members.

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