Although the passengers on-board confirmed that they had smelled cannabis, the British Airways did not confirm whether it was this smell that had resulted in the emergency landing.
Among many other displeased commuters, Stuart Barnes could easily guess there was cannabis in the plane.
“BA have been very quiet at giving us an explanation," he said.
“All they said was the cabin crew was ill from a pungent smell at the back of the aircraft," he added.
The plane was sent back to London where the 174 travellers on-board had to wait an hour for a replacement flight on Thursday morning, The Sun reported.
On the other hand, fire crews searched the plane but could not find the origin of the smell.
A British Airways spokeswoman said no evidence of cannabis or anybody smoking cannabis was found on board.
She added: "Our pilot returned the aircraft to Gatwick as a precaution following reports of an unidentified strong smell in the cabin."
"We are sorry for the delay to our customers' journeys," she said.
KARACHI - Following are the foreign currency exchange rates for US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UK Pound Sterling, U.A.E. Dirham, European Euro, and other foreign currencies in Pakistan open market on January 28, 2023 (Saturday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 263.9 | 266.15 |
Euro | EUR | 275.75 | 278.5 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 313 | 316 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 69.75 | 70.45 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 67.25 | 67.9 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 178.5 | 180.9 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 644.19 | 652.19 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 187.5 | 189.70 |
China Yuan | CNY | 35.71 | 36.11 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 35.38 | 35.78 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 30.94 | 31.29 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 2.97 | 3.08 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 2.50 | 2.54 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 793.10 | 802.15 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 57.02 | 57.62 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 156.69 | 158.69 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 24.46 | 24.76 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 629.39 | 637.39 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 66.54 | 67.24 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 184.38 | 186.38 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 25.31 | 23.81 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 263.01 | 265.51 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.38 | 7.53 |
KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs209,600 on Saturday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs174,990.
Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs157,300 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 178,500.
Note: The gold rate in Pakistan is fluctuating according to the international market so the price is never been fixed. The below rates are provided by local gold markets and Sarafa Markets of different cities.
City | Gold | Silver |
Lahore | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Karachi | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Islamabad | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Peshawar | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Quetta | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Sialkot | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Attock | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Gujranwala | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Jehlum | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Multan | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Gujrat | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Nawabshah | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Chakwal | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Hyderabad | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Nowshehra | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Sargodha | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Faisalabad | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
Mirpur | PKR 209,600 | PKR 2,220 |
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