Tag: Flight
PIA’s worrisome flight
The future of the global air travel industry is bright and kicking in terms of strong growth due to an ever increasing clientele. Keeping...
PML-N MNAs stage walkout over delay in Nawaz’s flight
Legislators from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) staged a walkout from National Assembly proceedings on Thursday over delay in a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...
Zardari’s flight grounded because of storm
A number of domestic and international flights were cancelled on Thursday because of thunder and dust-storms and President Asif Ali Zardari, who was travelling...
Volcanic ash cloud flight threat eases
Airline passengers should be spared disruption from the ash cloud threatening to disrupt UK airspace on Wednesday according to Met Office forecasts, as airlines...
PALPA influencing postings in PIA’s flight operations
KARACHI - The Pakistan Airline Pilots' Association (PALPA) has virtually taken over the PIA and presently the organisation is dictating the postings in the flight operations section. Pakistan Today has learnt that after the successful campaign of Joint Action Committee led by the pilots' association, which resulted in the removal of the then managing director, the association has assumed the role of a dictator. In the first place, they have replaced all the important posts in the
FCCI protests against PIA’s flight schedule
FAISALABAD - The business community of Faisalabad that has been having strong reservations about Pakistan International Airlines' Faisalabad-Karachi flight schedule is now forced to launch protest against its cruel policies, said Zafar Iqbal Sarwar, chairman, ad-hoc committee on PIA set up by Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI).
Zafar Iqbal, a renowned businessman and executive member of FCCI, was speaking at a press conference jointly hosted by the chamber and
Zafar Iqbal, a renowned businessman and executive member of FCCI, was speaking at a press conference jointly hosted by the chamber and
Etihad to commence Maldives flight
LAHORE - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, recently announced it will commence flights to Male, the capital city of the Republic of Maldives on November 2011 subject to government approval. This will become the 67th destination on Etihad's global network.
The airline will operate a daily return service from its home base in Abu Dhabi to Male International Airport, operating an Airbus A320 aircraft on this route, configured with two cabins and
The airline will operate a daily return service from its home base in Abu Dhabi to Male International Airport, operating an Airbus A320 aircraft on this route, configured with two cabins and
PIA urged to restore old flight schedule
FAISALABAD - FCCI executive member and former chairman of its committee for PIA, Zafar Iqbal Sarwar, has urged the national carrier to give a serious consideration to the demands of the business community of the third largest city of Pakistan that stands second in terms of revenue generation for the national exchequer.
The business community of Faisalabad is fed up with the repeated assurances of the Paklistan International Ailines (PIA) authorities that they will restore the
The business community of Faisalabad is fed up with the repeated assurances of the Paklistan International Ailines (PIA) authorities that they will restore the
CAA orders inquiry against flight inspector working for two employers
KARACHI - The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has ordered an official inquiry into the conduct of its Flight Inspector Capt Shafqat Mehmood for violating the CAA Rules by operating scheduled flights of Airblue as a line pilot.
Mehmood is charged with deliberately violating CAA Rules for monetary gains from Airblue Ltd, liable for a penal sentence under Rule 333 of the CAA Rules 1994.
Pakistan Today has learnt that airline had agreed to hire Mehmood for making illegal flights
Mehmood is charged with deliberately violating CAA Rules for monetary gains from Airblue Ltd, liable for a penal sentence under Rule 333 of the CAA Rules 1994.
Pakistan Today has learnt that airline had agreed to hire Mehmood for making illegal flights
Williams beats flight chaos
Singer Michelle Williams is breathing a sigh of relief after arriving back in the U.S. from Britain in time for Christmas following a flight cancellation earlier this week.
The former Destiny's Child star was due to fly out of the UK to spend the festive season in her native America, but her scheduled take-off from Heathrow Airport on Tuesday was axed due to extreme weather conditions.
Williams was left fuming by the cancellation, raging on Twitter.com, "I am gutted beyond
The former Destiny's Child star was due to fly out of the UK to spend the festive season in her native America, but her scheduled take-off from Heathrow Airport on Tuesday was axed due to extreme weather conditions.
Williams was left fuming by the cancellation, raging on Twitter.com, "I am gutted beyond
PIA MD obliges friends, diverts flight to Karachi
LAHORE: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Managing Director Muhammad Aijaz Haroon is known for his ability to keep his bosses and friends happy, but this very habit troubled around 250 passengers when the MD ordered a Lahore-bound flight to be diverted to Karachi, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Sources said the PIA MD and his two friends were travelling from Manchester to Lahore on PIA's flight PK 710, scheduled to land in Lahore, at 2:40 pm. But during the flight, the MD's
Sources said the PIA MD and his two friends were travelling from Manchester to Lahore on PIA's flight PK 710, scheduled to land in Lahore, at 2:40 pm. But during the flight, the MD's
First Haj flight departs
Quetta
The PIA's first Haj flight with 326 pilgrims left Quetta for Jeddah on Tuesday. Provincial Haj and Zakat Secretary Roheel Baloch, Haj Director Muhammad Younis Dar and PIA officials saw off the pilgrims at the airport amid tight security. A total of 11,500 pilgrims from Balochistan are going on Haj through 33 flights, till November 11.
The PIA's first Haj flight with 326 pilgrims left Quetta for Jeddah on Tuesday. Provincial Haj and Zakat Secretary Roheel Baloch, Haj Director Muhammad Younis Dar and PIA officials saw off the pilgrims at the airport amid tight security. A total of 11,500 pilgrims from Balochistan are going on Haj through 33 flights, till November 11.
