KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has received delivery of the second A320 aircraft acquired on dry lease. The A320 aircraft reached Islamabad airport from Paris. CEO PIA, Air Marshal Arshad Malik congratulated the airline officials on the induction of the aircraft. He said that new version of fuel efficient aircraft will further improve PIA service….
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PIA announces flights to London, Manchester from October 30
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced that it would operate flights to London and Manchester from 30 October 2020. PIA will operate state of the art aircraft with in-flight entertainment availability and spacious flat bed business class seats, comfortable economy seats with improved food menu and taste. Initially, the flights will be operated on…
PIA resumes its flight operations to UAE
KARACHI, PAKISTAN: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumes its regular flight operations to UAE from Thursday and tickets are already up for grabs, PIA Spokesman said on Wednesday evening. Now PIA passengers will be able to travel from Pakistan to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al ain and vice versa through airline’s regular flights. He added…
Europe’s air security agency suspends PIA’s TCO authorization for six months
KARACHI: European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended PIA’s authorization to operate in Europe for six months starting July 01, 2020, following revelations that 40 percent pilots have fake licenses. “EASA has received information according to which on Wednesday 24 June 2020, the Aviation Minister, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, informed the Pakistani Parliament of the…
PIA implementing full scale electronic payment services
KARACHI, PAKISTAN: As a part of strategizing its position in the niche markets, and to opt for the latest technological platforms, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is implementing electronic payment services along with fraud prevention solution for booking, reservations and for future services offered by the airline through credit/debit cards, net banking, cash cards and immediate…
PIA adds two Airbus A320 in its fleet
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has acquired two Airbus A320 aircraft on dry lease from ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company. The first aircraft reached Karachi on Thursday morning while the second A320 will be delivered to PIA by end of this year. CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Chief Operating Officer Aijaz Mazhar, Chief…
PIA and Etihad Airways relaunch codeshare partnership
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Etihad Airways (Etihad), the national airline of the UAE, have re-launched their code-share partnership to provide their customers with greater access to both airlines’ trunk routes between the UAE and Pakistan, and on Etihad services across its global network. The code-share flights are now open for sale with the first travel…
Azerbaijan Airline in talks with PIA to start direct flights between two countries
KARACHI: The Azerbaijan Airline is in talks with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to start direct flights between Karachi to Baku and Lahore to Baku, Florian Sengstschmid CEO of Azerbaijan Tourism Board said. “The direct flights between two countries are likely to start next summer,” Florian said adding the direct flights would give a boost to…