The NTSB noted in its report that despite the fact that the flight crew did not communicate with the cabin crew during the emergency sequence, the flight attendants on their own initiative briefed and prepared the passengers for an emergency landing as the plane glided down
यादरम्यान एका घटनेत मु्शर्रफ यांचे विमान इस्लामाबाद येथे उतरून देण्यास नकार दिला, परंतु त्यांचे विमान त्यांच्या निष्ठावंतानी दुसऱ्या विमानतळावर उतरवून मु्शर्रफ यांचा जीव वाचवला.