An airline passenger set his luggage on fire in protest against a cancelled flight.
The incident happened at Islamabad International Airport.
His Pakistan International Airlines flight was initially delayed due to technical issues, then it was later cancelled later due to inclement weather.
VIDEO: Pakistan International Airlines passenger sets his own luggage on fire to protest against cancelled flight.https://t.co/tF853ooWvo pic.twitter.com/lnUcmgNhE4
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A Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson told the website Dawn, that the fire was put out by firefighters.
The video of the smouldering luggage was posted on social media.
A Pakistan International Airlines spokesperson said passengers were transferred to hotels for the night and told that a flight would be scheduled for them the following day.
Published in Dawn, November 16th, 2018
