Five more employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have been suspended after 78 smartphones were recovered by Customs authorities from a PIA flight (PK-222) that arrived in Multan from Dubai. The five staff members, including two flight attendants, were found in possession of the phones during a routine check at Multan International Airport. Although the value of the seized items wasn’t disclosed, the employees were booked under the Customs Act, 1969.
PIA’s management issued show-cause notices to the staff and initiated an internal investigation. The airline emphasized that it would take strict disciplinary action if the employees are convicted. According to sources, 24 smartphones were found with the two stewardesses, and additional phones were discovered with a senior purser and two flight stewards. The airline has given the suspended employees three days to respond to the notices, warning that failure to do so would lead to further action in line with company rules.
