PIA withdraws announcement asking passengers to reach five hours earlier

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday withdrew an announcement, according to which passengers were told to reach at least five hours prior to their boarding time in order to catch their flight.

PIA tweeted, “Valued PIA customers, in light of the traffic congestion due to strict security checks at entry points of the new Islamabad International Airport, you are kindly requested to report at least 5 hours prior to departure time for your international flights.”

After realising that this would cause hardship, PIA withdrew it and said the passengers should follow the old timing of arriving at the airport three hours before departure.