Tag: Pia
Passengers stage protest on PIA flight cancellation
Passengers staged protest when national flag carrier, PIA’s Frankfurt-bound flight was cancelled after 16-hour delay at Lahore international airport on Saturday.
The Frankfurt-bound flight from...
PIA orders five Boeing 777s
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced on Monday that Pakistan International Airlines has ordered five of its 777-300ER long-range passenger jets worth nearly $1.5 billion...
PIA flight bursts tyres during landing in Quetta
A PIA flight escaped disaster on Monday when two of its tyers burst during the landing in Quetta.
According to sources, Pakistan International Airline (PIA)...
PIA carries two passengers in plane’s toilet
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) added another feather in its cap by carrying two passengers in its flight from Lahore to Karachi in the toilet...
PIA fares take off
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) increased fares on its domestic and international flights on Thursday. One-way fare on domestic routes was increased by Rs 400...
MQM MNAs demand resignation from Mukhtar, Bilour to improve PIA, Railways
In another show of discord between the coalition partners in the treasury, two government members sought resignations from Minister for Defence Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar...
I’ll resign if it’ll improve PIA: Ahmad Mukhtar
After receiving flack from senators for the near collapse situation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar on Monday admitted failure...
Pakistan serves up first-class rail luxury
A security guard pointing a gun at your chest may not be a perk of first-class travel in the West, but it’s all part...
Air travellers fly in ignorance of their rights
AS the train transportation system is nearing a complete collapse, the ratio of passengers opting for travelling through the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has...
PIA employee jailed in London for smuggling fake passports
A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) crew member was jailed for 32 months over charges of smuggling dozens of counterfeit passports and fake passport materials...
Great people to fly with: PIA cabin crew detained in US...
Cabin crew of the national flag carrier was detained for more than five hours by the US aviation authorities for allegedly smuggling huge quantities...
Media is not the culprit here
Let's stick with the facts, Mr Prime Minister
Troubled relations have given way to calmer times between Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gaillani and the army...
PIA to convince Saudis on easing passenger flow at Haj terminals
The PIA management will visit Saudi Arabia in February to meet Saudi authorities and convince them to take a number of measures, which, it...
PIA Lahore sales show 17pc increase
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Lahore region sales have witnessed a growth of 17 per cent in comparison to previous year’s sales figures. This was...
‘We want our pensions raised’
Former Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) managing director Arif Ali Khan Abbasi has demanded a raise in pension of the national airline’s retired employees from...
Letter of appreciation from Saudi Arabia for PIA
Appreciating the services of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) during its Hajj operation 2011, Saudi Arabian government has given certificate of appreciation to the national...
NA body to investigate Indus Air ownership
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Defence on Monday took notice of ‘misreporting’ by electronic media on the issue of ownership of Indus...
