He alleged that they were from the flight services department. “I had already left and the senior purser did not point out extra passengers before closing the aircraft door. Therefore after take-off, immediate landing back in Karachi was not possible. It may be appreciated that immediate landing in Karachi after take-off required a lot of fuel dumping which was not in the interest of the airline,” he added.

Further, the captain said, “In Madina and after landing in Karachi from return flight, I could not highlight this fact in the captain’s debrief.”