Pakistan International Airlines plane detained at Houston airport
Pakistan Times Wire Service

KARACHI: The US security forces surrounded a PIA aircraft and detained its passengers at the Houston airport on Monday last for more than eight hours.

Reports said that the PIA flight PK-719 departed on Sunday for Houston via Manchester when it reached at the Houston airport personnel of the US security forces surrounded the newly inducted B-777 aircraft and searched the plane for more than one hour.

During the search operation, they damaged a toilet door and several seats of the plane, sources said. Moreover, they detained the passengers for more than eight hours at immigration.

The PIA pilot has submitted his report to his superiors.

PIA spokesperson Samina Pervez expressed her ignorance about the damages, saying after 9/11 it is routine there. "Details about the damages will be inquired into tomorrow," she added.●