Pakistan: PIA On Verge Of Shutdown, Cancels More Than 500 Flights In 11 Days
Crisis-hit Pakistan International Airlines has cancelled more than 500 flights over non-payment of dues and unavailability of fuel while trying to operate flight on profitable routes.
Oct 27, 2023, 15:22 PM IST
Pakistan Aviation Industry In Crisis, All Pilots Of Flag Carrier To Resign After Salary Cut - Report
Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan had claimed on the floor of the National Assembly that 40 percent of the PIA pilots had dubious licences, reports IANS.
Mar 31, 2023, 16:36 PM IST
'Wear proper undergarments...' Pak's national airline's SHOCKING rule for cabin crew
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) says that wearing undergarments for cabin crew is a must, as inappropriate dressing portrays a negative image of the air carrier.
Sep 29, 2022, 21:59 PM IST
Pakistan International Airlines' Canada-bound plane barred from Russian airspace over unpaid dues
PIA flight from Islamabad intended for Toronto would first be taken to Karachi, from which point it will travel across Europe rather than Russia before arriving in Toronto, reports PTI.
Jun 23, 2022, 17:14 PM IST
PIA urges to Imran Khan to not allow foreign airlines use domestic routes
In a letter to Imran Khan, PIA’s CEO said that such a decision would be harmful to the ailing domestic aviation industry and have repercussions for the country in the long term.
Feb 15, 2022, 17:07 PM IST
European Union Aviation Safety Agency denies to lift the suspension on Pakistan airlines
The EASA issued a letter wherein it stated that "it would conduct its own evaluation before allowing resumption of flights from Pakistan."
Jan 26, 2022, 15:00 PM IST
Pakistani pilot refuses to fly plane mid-journey after duty hours
Recently, a Pakistan International Airlines pilot refused to complete the journey because his duty hours were over before the trip ended.
Jan 21, 2022, 18:24 PM IST
Pakistan Airline suspends flights to Kabul after Taliban threat
Kabul operations of Pakistan International Airline will remain suspended until further notice.
Oct 15, 2021, 07:21 AM IST
Pakistan airline denies plans to resume flights to Kabul from Monday
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesperson said that media reports suggesting the flight operation would resume from Islamabad to Kabul from Monday have been taken out of context.
Sep 11, 2021, 23:34 PM IST
China delivers another 1 million COVID vaccines to Pakistan
The new consignment arrives as Pakistan struggles to combat the third wave of the pandemic, which has threatened the earlier gains against the coronavirus when the country succeeded to contain the first two outbreaks.
Apr 26, 2021, 13:12 PM IST
EU bans Pakistan International Airlines from flying to Europe for six months
The statement added that the airline is in "touch with EASA to allay their concerns and hopes that the suspension will be revoked with our CBMs soon".
Jun 30, 2020, 22:27 PM IST
Pakistan plane crash: Authorities conduct DNA tests to identify charred bodies
Pakistani authorities were conducting DNA tests to identify the severely charred bodies of the airplane that crashed into a residential area near the Jinnah International Aiport here, killing 97 people, media reports said on Saturday.
May 23, 2020, 12:45 PM IST
Pakistan's national airline has several pilots who aren't even graduates
Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority has said that several PIA pilots have been found guilty of providing fake academic credentials.
Dec 31, 2018, 07:20 AM IST
Kiki Challenge onboard Pakistan's PIA flight goes viral and authorities are not amused
In the Kiki challenge, the performer usually jumps out of a moving vehicle and dances to Canadian rapper Drake's song 'In My Feelings'.
Aug 14, 2018, 07:16 AM IST
Woman pleads to PIA crew to open flight doors as baby falls unconscious, video emerges
A video of a woman in a Pakistan International Airlines flight, asking crew members to open the doors of the flight as her baby fell unconscious, has emerged on the social media. According to Pakistan-based Dawn News, the baby fell unconscious allegedly due to fault in air conditioning.
Aug 08, 2018, 23:00 PM IST
Passengers, made to wait for hours, accuse PIA of flying Pakistani VIPs on 'air safari'
Many passengers waiting for their flight at Skardu - a city in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of the country - were given boarding passes but said they kept waiting to get on a plane that had not even arrived.
Jul 20, 2018, 09:09 AM IST
Opening of Islamabad's new airport, 11 years in the making, gets delayed yet again
The new airport, when it does open, promises to cater to nine million passengers each year. Airports in Delhi and Mumbai - in contrast - cater to more than 40 million passengers every year.
Apr 19, 2018, 10:12 AM IST
PIA flight lands midway, asks passenger to take bus to destination
The passengers said that they had asked the airlines to drop them at Multan Airport which is 292 kilometres away from Rahim Yar Khan.
Nov 04, 2017, 16:02 PM IST
Pak's national carrier PIA mulls suspending flights to US
The airline has cited ‘low traffic’ as the reason for its flight suspension. Some 500,000 Pakistanis live in the US.
Oct 08, 2017, 12:33 PM IST
Let's shut down PIA, says Pakistan government
The Pakistan government sought support from lawmakers across party lines to declare the loss-making flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) "bankrupt" and eventually shut it down, the media reported.
May 19, 2017, 15:11 PM IST
