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| Date: | Friday 19 December 2025 |
| Time: | c. 19:04 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-3Q8ER |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BMS |
| MSN: | 35782/778 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Aş Şumman -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) |
| Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE/OPLA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK860 from Jeddah to Lahore, operated by a Boeing 777-300, AP-BMS, suffered a loss of pressurization en route while near Aş Şumman. The aircraft descended to FL100 and diverted to Dammam, where it landed safely.
The following day, the aircraft was ferried to Karachi (KHI) at 9000 feet;
Sources:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1962060
https://www.historyofpia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33744
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/APBMS/history/20251219/1532Z
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11895398 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 November 2025 | AP-BMS | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA | 0 | near Karachi |  |
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| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2025 19:39 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 19-Dec-2025 19:42 | Justanormalperson | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2025 08:16 | ASN | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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