TORONTO: Several local media outlets have reported that four flight attendants from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have gone missing in Canada in the past year. The latest case involved a crew member who flew to Toronto from Lahore on PIA flight PK-784 and did not show up for the return flight.
The latest case occurred when a crew member who flew from Lahore to Toronto on PIA flight PK-784 did not show up for the return flight and disappeared.
“Sources said that the national flag carrier’s flight had to depart for Islamabad without the missing flight attendant,” ARY News, a Pakistani media outlet, reported.
This is not an isolated incident, as three other PIA flight attendants have also vanished in Toronto in 2023.
On October 14, PIA crew member Ijaz Shah touched down at Toronto Pearson Airport but never showed up on his scheduled return flight to Islamabad days later. The crew member was subsequently dismissed from the airline and reported to the Canadian Border Services Agency.
On October 14, PIA crew member Ijaz Shah touched down at Toronto Pearson Airport but never showed up on his scheduled return flight to Islamabad days later. The crew member was subsequently dismissed from the airline and reported to the Canadian Border Services Agency.
In November, two other flight attendants reportedly vanished after arriving in Toronto from Islamabad, prompting the airline to implement stricter regulations for flight crew members travelling to Canada and European countries.
Back in August, the airline’s employees protested their working conditions, lack of a pay raise, and PIA’s privatization plan. While the airline agreed to discuss a pay raise with employees, it did not make any commitments regarding its privatization plan.
According to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, foreign nationals need not obtain a temporary resident visa if they seek to enter and remain in Canada as a flight crew member.
