The aviation authority of Pakistan issued an extremely harsh penalty against the airline AirBlue and issued this flight ban. The reason for this is that passengers were repeatedly caught with falsified PCR results.

According to local media, the first incident occurred on May 10, 2021. In Peshawar, 24 travelers were caught on a flight with fake negative PCR tests. Of these, some were tested positive for the corona virus by the authorities. Just a few days later, on May 16, 2021, the officials again entered the network with 27 travelers with falsified findings.

The fake test confirmations are said to have been so crudely forged that this should have been easily recognizable. The flight ban that has now been pronounced relates to the routes from Dubai and Sharjah to Peshawar. In the event of further violations, the temporary withdrawal of the operating license should even be in the room.