Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Canada eases Covid travel restrictions

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Canadian authorities on Friday further said a quarantine plan is no longer required and passengers from India are no longer required to be disguised in public for 14 days following arrival. The federal government has not repealed the mask law. “All travelers, regardless of vaccination status, must also continue to wear a mask throughout their entire … Read more

China Eastern resumes 737-800 flights after an accident

China Eastern

China Eastern Airlines resumed flying Boeing 737-800 aircraft on Sunday, flight tracking records showed, simply weeks after it grounded 223 planes over a crash that killed 132 humans. Flight MU5843, running the 800 variations of the 737, departed the southwestern metropolis of Kunming at nine:58 am nearby time (0158 GMT) and landed in Chengdu at … Read more

Iraq to repatriate citizens stuck at border of Belarus, Poland ‘who wish to return’

The Iraqi government said it was organising a repatriation flight this Thursday for its citizens stuck on the Poland-Belarus border on a “voluntary” basis. “Iraq will carry out a first flight for those who wish to return voluntarily on the 18th” of November from Belarus, Iraqi foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed al-Sahaf told Iraqi television overnight Sunday to … Read more

Iran’s inclusion in ‘C category’ affecting trade: CG

Iran

LAHORE: The inclusion of Iran in ‘C category’ was adversely affecting flight operations and bilateral trade. Talking to Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) president Mian Nauman Kabir, senior vice president Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and vice president Haris Ateeq, Iranian Consul General Muhammad Raza Nazri said that there was no such restriction from … Read more

Zero net emissions by 2050: a huge challenge for airline industry

Zero net emissions by 2050: a huge challenge for airline industry

How can passengers take 10 billion flights a year without contributing to global warming? The question of “greening” the international aviation sector by 2050 constitutes a colossal task whose stakes — and sheer numbers — can make the head spin, according to the airlines themselves. At its general assembly in Boston Monday, the International Air … Read more

Philippines to resume flight to Pakistan, nine others from Monday

stranded Pakistanis land in Karachi

Philippine on Saturday announced to lift its ban on flights from 10 countries including Pakistan. According to Khaleej Times, a spokesperson stated that President Rodrigo Duterte was lifting the coronavirus ban on travelers from 10 countries including Pakistan, India, and United Arab Emirates. The ban was introduced in April to curb the spread of deadly … Read more

Shahid Afridi finally on his way for to play Lanka Premier League LPL 2020

Shahid Afridi finally on his way for to play Lanka Premier League LPL 2020

Expert all-rounder Shahid Afridi is on his way to participate in Lanka Premier League 2020 inaugural a day after missing his original flight. The star player, who is to lead the side of Galle Gladiators in the tournament, took to twitter to inform his fans that he was finally on his way now. “Thank God … Read more

Coronavirus patient not allowed to purchase flight ticket: CAA

Coronavirus

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued the new instructions which says that the tickets will not issue to the coronavirus patients. According to the details, the directions will be remain in effect till July 31, the sources also said that if the symptoms of COVID-19 appear after buying the ticket then the person should … Read more

Another plane narrowly escaped the accident

Plane accident

A private airline flight from Lahore to Karachi narrowly escaped the accident. According to details, private airline flight ER 523 was on route from Lahore to Karachi when the airline accidentally escaped the accident during the flight. The pilot of a private airline complained to the ATC at Lahore Airport that birds were flying at … Read more

Great news for overseas Pakistanis

overseas Pakistanis

Big news for overseas Pakistanis, it has been decided to resume flights to Saudi Arabia and other countries from Bacha Khan International Airport. According to details, the decision to resume flights has been taken by the Prime Minister at the special request of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan. The decision will also be communicated to the … Read more

PCAA suspends domestic flight operations till May 7

plane’s door opened ahead of landing.

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has decided to extend the closure of domestic flights till May 7, 2020 to fight coronavirus pandemic. The official twitter account of PCAA said, “As per the decision of the GoP, the suspension of Domestic flight operations as effected earlier has been extended upto Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 2359 hours … Read more

British nationals stranded in Pakistan departed from Islamabad to Heathrow

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The chartered flights have been organized by the British High Commission in the capital to deport approximately 2,500 Britons stranded in the country. According to the details, the first among 10 chartered flights departed from Islamabad to London on today (April 21). Qatar Airways will operate these 10 flights from Lahore and Islamabad to London … Read more

Minister for Aviation calls on CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik

PIA pilots fake license

Minister for Aviation Mr. Ghulam Sarwar Khan and CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik had a meeting to review the performance of PIA’s special operations to bring back stranded Pakistanis to the homeland and expatriation of other citizens to their home countries. Various arrangements including safety measures, disinfection of the planes at and outside Pakistan, … Read more

Woman died as she suffers heart attack during PIA flight

Woman died as she suffers heart attack during PIA flight

At least three passengers including a women suffered a cardiac arrest during a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight. According to the details, the passengers were traveling to Islamabad from Jeddah by a PIA flight PK/742 when the three suffered a heart attack from which a woman died. One of the passengers, identified as Mahala, died … Read more

PIA flight makes emergency landing

PIA officers cut their salaries as coronavirus outbreak dents business

Toronto bound flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from Lahore made an emergency landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday. PIA’s Boeing 777 aircraft, PK-789, with around 300 passengers on board met a ‘technical fault’ while flying over the Karachi airspace which led the pilot to seek permission from aviation authorities for an emergency … Read more

China Helicopter Expo 2019 kicked off in Tianjin

China helicopter expo 2019

A fleet of China’s new self-developed Zhi-20 (Z-20) helicopters has made a demonstration flight at an ongoing helicopter expo in the city of Tianjin. The multifunctional helicopter, developed by the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), made its first public appearance during a massive National Day parade on Oct. 1. Li Linhua, chief technologist … Read more