At least 90 people have been killed after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crashed near Karachi Airport. The aircraft crashed near a residential colony. Federal Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan confirmed that at least 90 people have been killed after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crashed near Karachi Airport. Reports said the plane had … Read more
After the government has allowed Emirates to operate special flights from Dubai to Pakistan, the airline carrying 251 passengers arrived at Islamabad. Emirates had been permitted to operate Dubai-Islamabad flight to bring back stranded Pakistanis. The special flight EK-613 carrying 251 Pakistanis arrived at Islamabad International Airport and later departed for Dubai. All the passengers … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has permitted to operate domestic flights across Pakistan, operation two from Karachi to Lahore and Islamabad and other from Lahore to Karachi. As per the SOPs and health precautionary guidelines issued by the government, each alternate seat was left empty during PIA flights to prevent the spread of the virus. However, … Read more
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has finalized arrangements for the restarting of the domestic flights across Pakistan from today (Saturday). Karachi International airport’s domestic lounge carries awareness banners about social distancing. The banners remind to maintain at least two-meter distance between the passengers. Wearing mask has been declared mandatory for the passengers entering the airport. … Read more
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announces to extend international flight operations till May 31 as per the government’s directions. In a tweet on Friday, CAA stated: “As per the decision of the GoP, the suspension of International flight operations as effected earlier has been extended upto Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 2359 hours PST. Remaining provisions … Read more
Aviation Minister Malik Ghulam Sarwar has said that on May 18, flights will depart to Wuhan to bring back Pakistani students stranded in the Chinese city. He was addressing national assembly session on Friday. Aviation Minister said thousands of stranded Pakistanis, including students, workers, members of Tableeghi Jamaat, and pilgrims, from across the globe have … Read more
The government has decided to reduce the testing period for inbound flight passengers from 48 hours to the earliest as possible so that more stranded Pakistanis could return the country. Following the prime minister’s directive to bring stranded citizens back home, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has reduced the testing period from 48 … Read more
Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) first special flight, carrying 200 countrymen from US has departed for Pakistan today. The national carrier continues special flight operations to bring back stranded Pakistanis back to their country. According to the flight schedule, another PIA flight will bring back 150 Pakistani students back to their homeland tomorrow. Asad Amjad, Pakistani … Read more
Pakistan International Airline (PIA)’s special flight has returned the country carrying Pakistanis who were stuck in Turkey. According to the details, 284 stranded Pakistanis in Turkey have returned home via PIA flight PK-784. When the flight landed at Islamabad International Airport, all incoming passengers were screened and medically examined in accordance with the rules and … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been permitted to operate direct flights to the United States (US) for the first time in Pakistan’s history. Earlier, CEO of PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik seek permission to operate PIA special flights to bring back stuck Pakistanis in US due to Coronavirus outbreak. He appealed for the special flight … Read more
Three more staff members of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) test positive for the coronavirus The affected flight attendants were put into quarantine in a local hotel in Islamabad for two days upon return from Manchester on board a repatriation flight. During this period, they took a test for the virus, which turned out to … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik has informed that Army Chief has instructed to facilitate PIA crew to the military hospitals during coronavirus pandemic. PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik talked to BOL News. PIA CEO said that he thanked Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa for providing facilities for treating the PIA … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continues special flight operations as five more PIA flights carrying British nationals will leave for the United Kingdom her on Tuesday. Two PIA flights PK-710 and PK-785 will leave for London from Islamabad airport. While, another two flights for London and Manchester will take off from Lahore airport. Another PIA special … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to operate four more flights today to bring back stranded Pakistani passengers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). All four PIA flights will bring back 1200 people stuck in Dubai. Two of the flights will go to Karachi while the other two will land in Lahore. Official Flight Schedule … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has partially restored its flight operations for the United Kingdom (UK). The aviation authority permits PIA to take some special flights to UK to bring back stranded Pakistanis. These special flights will be operational from Lahore and Islamabad from 19th April. According to the details, the PIA flights will also take … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines has issued a new schedule of relief flights that it will undertake in the coming days to bring back stranded Pakistanis, said the spokesperson of the national carrier. According to the new schedule, two PIA flights will depart for Manchester from Islamabad on April 17 and 18. He added that PK 8852 … Read more
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft brought home 136 Pakistanis stranded in Iraq due to suspension of international flights since March 21. Media reports said Flight PK-9814 reached Islamabad in the morning, where a special team of doctors examined and screened the passengers. Along with the aircraft’s crew, the passengers have for now quarantined at … Read more
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying emergency relief supplies procured and collected to combat Covid-19 in Pakistan left here for Islamabad. The emergency relief supplies were procured by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and collected by Pakistan Embassy, Beijing respectively. ‘The procured and donated relief goods included Nucleic Acid Detection Kits, IgG/IgM Rapid … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced that it will operating exclusive premium flights for those passengers who need to return home immediately. In an official tweet, it wrote: In an extraordinary humanitarian gesture, PIA will operating exclusive premium flights for those passengers who urgently need to return home. Moreover it said “Due to travel restrictions these … Read more
Due to the deadly COVID-19 outbreak, the government announces to halt flight operation in Pakistan for two weeks. According to the details, the government announces to shut air operations for two weeks to prevent the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the suspension of air operations. Earlier, it was announced that … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suffered over Rs4 billion loss owing to suspension of its flight operations amidst coronavirus outbreak, BOL News reported. Meanwhile, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) suffered Rs2.5 billion loss during the last 10 days, sources said. The sources maintained that empty aircraft were being sent to Saudi Arabia to bring back the … Read more
Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed in PIA case hearing on Wednesday remarked that COVID-19 has entered in Pakistan via airports and border crossings. “What the people sitting in state agencies did to tackle the virus challenge?, CJP Gulzar Ahmed posed question. “No one is caring about it”, he said. “Every evil deed is … Read more
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suffered loss of Rs2 billion following suspension of flights to Saudi Arabia after temporary ban on Umrah due to coronavirus. The PIA officials told Dunya News on Tuesday that the schedule of the airlines has been badly disturbed as tickets of 50,000 passengers have been cancelled so far. The … Read more
Passengers in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight stunned when the plane’s door opened ahead of landing. Passengers were on board a flight from Islamabad to Sukkur when the incident happened. The flight PK-631 took off from Islamabad International Airport yesterday. A female passenger on board the flight reported to media that the emergency door opened … Read more
Turkish private airline company Pegasus on Saturday announced plans to launch flights to Pakistan. According to a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the Pegasus airline will launch flights to Pakistan from March 28. The air transport department of CAA has issued an official travel notification to Turkish airline Pegasus for flight operation. … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) manages to improve its position in Pakistan Stock Exchange. According to the notification, the Pakistan Stock Exchange took the national aircraft carrier service, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) out of the list of payment defaulters, on Tuesday. Notification reads that the PSX has placed the national aviation company has since been placed … Read more
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and other private airlines have increased their fares for the domestic flights at the beginning of the new year. As per the revision, one-way trip from Karachi to Lahore, Islamabad will cost more than Rs 35,000. According to sources, fares from Lahore to Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Islamabad and Rahim Yar … Read more
Pakistan international airlines (PIA) has resumed its direct flight operations to Kuala Lumpur. According to details, PIA flight PK 894 has taken off to Kuala Lumpur with more than 300 passengers on-board, today. PIA is operating its Boeing 777 for Kuala Lumpur again after February 2019, when it was suspended due to Pak-India tensions. Direct … Read more
