Pakistan’s national flag carrier, PIA has barred its pilots and flight attendants from fasting during the ongoing holy month of Ramzan on their on-flight duty days.
Officials said the decision was taken after considering a medical recommendation that fasting can lead to dehydration, lethargy and sleepiness. The Corporate Safety Management and Air Crew Medical Centre have both recommended that pilots and cabin crew members of Pakistan International Airlines should not fast during flights.
The recommendation was made to the PIA by the Corporate Safety Management and Air Personnel Medical Centre.
The PIA management also clarified that if the pilot or crew member was fasting, they will not be allowed to board the flight.
The investigation team probing the crash of a PIA aircraft near Karachi airport in May 2020 had recently said that the accident was caused by human error. 99 passengers were killed in the accident.
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