Pilots in Pakistan air crash distracted by coronavirus worry, minister says – ZAWYA

Pilots in Pakistan air crash distracted by coronavirus worry, minister says – ZAWYA

Pilots in Pakistan air crash distracted by coronavirus worry, minister says Pilots in Pakistan air crash distracted by coronavirus worry, minister says | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeRiskArticlePilots in Pakistan air crash distracted by coronavirus worry, minister says Inquiry report says several warnings, alerts disregarded    Image used for illustrative purpose. A truck loaded with the wreckage of the crashed Pakistan International Airlines' PK8303 plane, after it was retrieved from the roof of a house at the crash site, in Karachi, Pakistan June 10, 2020.ISLAMABAD - The pilots of a Pakistan airliner that crashed last month, killing 97, were distracted and preoccupied as they talked about the coronavirus pandemic while preparing for an initial failed landing bid, the country's aviation minister said on Wednesday.The Airbus A320 of national carrier Pakistan International Airlines crashed on May 22 in the southern city of Karachi, killing all but two of those aboard as it came down a kilometre (0.6 mile) short of the runway on its second attempt. The aircraft had landed on its engines on the first attempt, before taking off again, the minister, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, told parliament as he presented an initial report on the disaster.The Airbus A320 of national carrier Pakistan