PIA B773 near Karachi on Nov 6th 2025, cracked windshield

Last Update: November 9, 2025 / 16:42:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 6, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-859

Departure
Lahore, Pakistan

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
AP-BMS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration AP-BMS performing flight PK-859 (sched. dep Nov 5th, act. dep Nov 6th with delay of 13 hours) from Lahore (Pakistan) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) with 344 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 130nm northwest of Karachi (Pakistan) when the crew decided to divert to Karachi after the right hand windshield cracked. The aircraft landed safely in Karachi about 80 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Karachi for about 20 hours, then continued the journey and reached Jeddah with a total delay of about 34.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 6, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-859

Departure
Lahore, Pakistan

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
AP-BMS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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