Tag: Pia
PIA grounds plane after engine catches ‘fire’
LAHORE: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight bound for Jeddah on Sunday made an emergency landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport due to technical fault.
Sources said that the PIA...
Audit report invalidates PIA’s claims of increase in revenue
--Revenue went up primarily due to rupee devaluation but so did operational costs
KARACHI: Despite under obligation to publicly declare its quarterly and annual financial reports,...
PIA forgets passengers’ luggage at Riyadh airport
PESHAWAR: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday brought back passengers to Peshawar but left their luggage in Saudi Arabia.
According to sources, the passengers of...
Major reshuffles in PIA’s flight services department
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday forcefully transferred as much as 85 air hosts and air hostesses to Islamabad from Karachi.
According to sources, PIA’s administration has...
PIA aircraft’s windscreen cracks mid-air
A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight PK-370 landed safely at the Islamabad International Airport early on Saturday after its windscreen cracked mid-air owing to the low pressure of...
PIA to charge double for luggage
KARACHI: Flagship carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has raised its baggage fees, nearly doubling it as compared to private airlines.
Starting April 1, PIA has...
Govt’s new aviation policy is a step in the right direction
The new aviation policy approved by federal cabinet has revoked one-sided Open Sky Policy of previous governments who held power since 1992 and were...
GB CM calls PM as flights to Gilgit remain suspended indefinitely
--Flight services to GB suspended since March 1 after rising tensions on Indian border
ISLAMABAD: While flights operations between four provinces of the country have...
PIA plane sold for over Rs190m in Germany
--Spokesperson says plane sold at high price in comparison to market rates
Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) A-310 aircraft, which was reportedly taken to Germany by...
Flight operations resume at Lahore airport
LAHORE: The flight operations resumed at Lahore's Allama International Airport on Sunday after being suspended for 72 hours due to escalating tensions with neighbouring country...
LHC orders PIA to hire women pilots on 10% quota
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to continue the process of recruitment of women pilots in the...
Advocating for pilots with fake degrees ‘hurts’ parliament’s sanctity: info minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that the demand for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots found to have fake degrees...
SHC seeks reply from AIG Aftab Pathan in case of alleged...
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday directed the Additional Inspector General (AIG) Aftab Pathan not to harass Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Assistant...
PIA flight attendant challenges termination over fake degree
A former Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant on Saturday challenged the Supreme Court’s (SC) December 24 verdict in regard to fake degrees held...
Havelian plane crash: no headway in probe two years on
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reprimanded the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for failing to complete the inquiry into the deadly crash...
CAA allows night flights operation at Bacha Khan airport
PESHAWAR: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has partially allowed night flights landing operations at the Bacha Khan International Airport for facilitation of passengers.
According to...
Govt taking steps for revival of PIA: Asad Qaiser
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Friday said that the government is taking several steps for the revival of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
He said...
