Tag: Pia

First PIA post Hajj flight arrives in Peshawar

The first post-Hajj flight arrived at Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar early on Wednesday morning. During the post-Hajj operation‚ airlifting of 33,978 pilgrims from Saudi...

Asif Yaseen appointed PIA chairman

Defence Secretary Lt Gen (r) Asif Yaseen has been appointed new chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The Defence Ministry on Wednesday issued...

CJ annoyed over officers as PIA plane delayed

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday expressed resentment over officers of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for their poor performance when the chief justice...

PIA’s last Haj flight to depart on 19th October

PIA’s last Haj flight would depart from Islamabad to Jeddah on the 19th of October marking the end of taking Haj pilgrims to the...

PIA fined for stranding passengers

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been slapped with a fine of USD 150,000 by US authorities for keeping passengers aboard a plane during...

PIA resumes Swat flights a day after Malala shot

Pakistan International Airlines resumed flights to the former Taliban stronghold of Swat on Wednesday in a bid to revive tourism overshadowed by the shooting...

PIA resums flights to Swat

Pakistan International Airlines has decided to resume flights to Swat and Saidu Sharif after seven years amid improvement of law and order situation there....

PIA ensures safety of passengers before take off: MD PIA

Pakistan Air Lines (PIA) takes good care of security and safety of the passengers before the take off of international and domestic flights, said...

PIA airlifts Hajj pilgrims through 34 flights to Jeddah

Pakistan International Airlines by 34 direct flights to Jeddah from Pakistan has so far taken 14,840 intending pilgrims for the holy pilgrimage to Saudi...

PIA pre-haj flight leaves for Jeddah

The PIA pre-haj 2012 first flight PK 2001 from Karachi carrying 503 intending pilgrims took off from the haj terminal for Jeddah at 14:30...

PIA starts Hajj operation

Pakistan International Airlines started Hajj operation as first Hajj flight carrying 329 pilgrims left Quetta airport for Jeddah on Thursday. When PIA flight PK-2801 having...

PIA chairman resigns

After being away on sick leaves over the past few weeks, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Rao Qamar Suleman has resigned from his post,...

PIA chairman steps down

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Rao Qamar Suleman resigned from his post on Tuesday, source said. “After the resignation of Suleman, who has been on...

Birds ground two more PIA aircrafts

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was forced to change its domestic flight schedule and cancel one domestic flight on Friday after two of its...

PIA ground affairs: CJ takes suo moto

Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry taking Suo Moto over application filed by Transparency International and PIA employees against the PIA administration has fixed the...

Govt takes steps to improve operation of PIA: Naveed Qamar

The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that the government has taken a number of steps to improve the operation of PIA that will...

PIA flight PK 469 makes emergency landing

PIA’s flight PK 369 made an emergency landing at Lahore Airport on Sunday. According to airline sources the Islambad-Karachi bound flight was diverted to...