A Pakistani man recently flew between Birmingham in the UK and Islamabad in Pakistan, passing through three security checkpoints, using his sister’s passport.
In Pakistan, border guards noticed the discrepancy and sent the man back to Britain – where he had to re-book his trip, this time with the right documentation.
Businessman Kasim Raja, 26, said it was an honest mistake. He told Britain’s Sunday Mercury: “I was in a bit of a rush and grabbed what I thought was my passport as I was leaving. I handed it over at the desk, they checked it and everything was fine. When we got to the
boarding gate they checked it again and waved me straight through.”
Swissport, who operates the Birmingham International Airport terminal out of which Pakistan International Airways flies, says it is investigating the incident.