The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots protest strike has entered third day on Saturday as several domestic and international flights were cancelled owing to this reason.
According to reports, pilots had refused to carry extra duty. The PIA authorities have announced cancellation of a few flights owing to strike of the pilots.
The scheduled cancelled flights were PK-207 Karachi to Dubai, PK-284 Dubai to Peshawar, PK-283 Peshawar to Dubai and PK-284 Dubai to Karachi. Passengers faced great hardships owing to the cancellation of domestic and international flights.
On the other hand, the organisation of Pakistan Airlines Pilots’ Association (PALPA) has stated that the protest will continue till the clearance of out-station allowance and it also discouraged the additional duty. It stated that many pilots worried over non-payment of outstation allowance.