US EditionFact File: No evidence entire Pakistan airline crew disappeared in Toronto
Pakistan International Airlines refutes social media claims of crew disappearance; flight operations between Canada and Pakistan continue without interruption, officials and flight data confirm.
- This week, posts on X and other platforms alleged the PIA crew disappeared during a Toronto Pearson International Airport stop, citing a post with around 17,000 likes and 2.9 million views.
- Amid earlier individual disappearances, social posts amplified the claim, with users on X, Instagram, and Facebook referencing past cases involving about one flight attendant who left a 'thank you' note in 2024 and a crew member missing a flight in November this year.
- The Canada Border Services Agency said it could not verify the reports, and FlightAware plus Toronto Pearson show direct flights with a 6:30 p.m. Friday arrival and one weekly Toronto–Islamabad service.
- Pakistan International Airlines denied the missing‑crew claims as fake and said past disappearances resulted from Canada’s 'liberal asylum' policies, while journalistic checks found the rumours unfounded.
- With prior asylum‑seeking cases in mind, experts note PIA said around eight flight attendants disappeared over the past year and a half and an immigration lawyer represented two attendants who sought asylum.
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Fact File: No evidence entire Pakistan airline crew disappeared in Toronto
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