Tag: Pia

PIA employee arrested for carrying drugs

An employee of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been arrested in Britain for possession of heroin. Sources said British authorities seized the...

PIA refutes news of fire

Pakistan International Airline (PIA) on Friday refuted a news item appearing in a section of the press titled: PIA Plane makes emergency landing due...

PIA chairman, CAA MD to be appointed by 5th, SC informed

    The Supreme Court was told on Wednesday that the appointment process for chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and managing director (MD) of Civil...

PIA operates 110 Pre Hajj Flights

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has operated 110 Pre Hajj Flights so far and carried around forty-four thousand Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. According to...

PIA carries 40,300 Hajis in 100 flights

The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has so far operated 100 pre-Haj flights and carried around 40,300 intending Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia with on-time...

36 international, national PIA flights suspended

Shortage of aircrafts has led the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to close down 36 international and local flights. According to media reports, already on the...

PIA setback: 36 International, national flights suspended

Shortage of air-crafts has led Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to close down 36 international and local flights. Media reports suggest that PIA is suffering from...

PIA paid Rs 80.81 million fine in last five years

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has paid Rs 80.81 million fine in last five years to various countries on various charges, says a document produced...

‘Drunk’ PIA pilot denied bail, remanded to police custody in London

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot, who pleaded guilty to being drunk just before he was due to fly to Pakistan, was remanded to...

PIA pilot suspended over 14-hour flight delay

Authorities have suspended Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) pilot for a 14-hour delay in the flight from Bradford to Islamabad. PIA spokesman Mashhood Tajwar said that...

PIA to be run on pattern of public-private partnership: Rashid

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is not being privatised but the change for betterment would be introduced on the public-private partnership basis and the...

Airblue COO’s involvement in PIA uncalled for!

The Joint Action Committee of the PIA Employees (JACPIAE) has slammed the intervention of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief Operating Officer Airblue, in the affairs...

Dead cockroach in PIA passenger’s food

A dead cockroach was found in a food packet served to a passenger by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cabin crew. According to a private...

Employees ready to buy PIA shares after privatisation

The Joint Action Committee of PIA Employees (JACPIAE) welcomed the decision of the prime minister to privatise the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and offered...

First Haj flight leaves for Jeddah

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)’s special Haj flight (PK-2103), having 330 intending pilgrims on board, left Benazir Bhutto International Airport early Tuesday morning. Minister for Religious...

PIA commences Hajj operation; four flights leave for Saudi Arabia on...

Starting this Monday, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) commenced its Hajj operation and four flights left for Saudi Arabia. The first Hajj flight, with 250 pilgrims on...

PIA ex-staffers demand basic incentives

Pakistan International Airlines' Retired Employees Association (PIAREA) President Syed Tahir Hassan has demanded that the payment of commuted amount and Matured Group Insurance should...