Tag: Flights

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday said that issue of mismanagement in Hajj flights would be taken up in the parliament. During...

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has so far operated 38 haj flights, bringing home over 15,000 hajaj, a spokesman for the airline said on...

The delay in arrival of the hajj flights caused agitation amongst the pilgrims as well as the relatives who had come to receive their...

Twelve flights of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were cancelled due to non-availability of planes and technical faults, PIA’s officials said. According to the...

The national flag-carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is facing delays and cancellations of flights due to technical glitches, as well as the shortage of...

The schedule of domestic flights will remain disturbed for the next 10 days, as at least 20 domestic flights will be cancelled due to...

Affecting the plans of those returning home for Eidul Fitr, airlines have cancelled 2,400 flights so far as Hurricane Irene works up its way...

The trains and flights delayed due to the rain on Monday causing problems for passengers. However, fight delays were smaller compared to train delays...

Shanghai’s airports cancelled or delayed dozens of flights Sunday as authorities braced for Typhoon Muifa, but the storm bypassed China’s commercial capital and may...

China warned that recent US surveillance flights near the Chinese coast have severely harmed strategic mutual trust and were a major obstacle hindering military...

Airlines grounded hundreds of flights Tuesday after a plume of ash from a volcano in Iceland blanketed Britain and touched Scandinavia in a fresh...

Eight helicopters made late night flights over the garrison city of Abbottabad for more than 20 minutes, according to a private TV channel. The...

LAHORE - All Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic and international flights will operate according to schedule and there will not be any disruption, said a PIA spokesman on Sunday. He said that all rumours regarding any strike call are baseless and no agreement or MOU has been signed with the Turkish Airlines as being falsely projected by the PALPA president.
The spokesman said that the Proposed Code Share Joint Venture Commercial Agreement is subject to approval of the

ISLAMABAD - Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Abdul Basit Thursday said two special flights would be sent to Egypt within 24 hours to evacuate the stranded Pakistani diplomatic staff and other nationals Egypt. The assurance came as the family members of the people trapped in the strife-torn Egypt are worried over the lack of arrangements on the part of government for their evacuation.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the special plane would reach Cairo

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani and Russian authorities will meet next month to resolve the issue of refusal of Russian authorities to allow Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)'s 32 flights to cross Russia's airspace.
According to a source in the ministry of defense, the Russian authorities had desired to hold a meeting with Pakistani authorities after the latter warned that in case permission was not granted to PIA, the Russian designated carrier, Aeroflot, will not be allowed to

Lahore - Train and flight schedules were disturbed on Saturday owing to foggy conditions in the country, Pakistan Today has learnt. According to railway officials, trains coming from Karachi to Lahore were late by four to five hours whereas several flights, which were supposed to land at Islamabad or Peshawar, landed at Lahore because of bad weather yesterday. Flight of the German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle also landed at Lahore instead of Islamabad owing poor visibility at

KARACHI - While most of the airlines in Europe are fighting the snowy weather, the Pakistan International Airlines is facing delays because of foggy conditions.
The flights scheduled to Bhawalpur, Raheem Yar Khan, Faislabad, Sialkot, and Multan on Thursday were delayed and they could not reach their destinations till Thursday night. Recently, PIA's two Boeing-777 and one jumbo passenger planes have reached London.
The PIA spokesperson informed the flights stuck at the