FAISALABADThe Pakistan International Airlines has cancelled three of its International flights from Faisalabad Airport, drawing severe public criticism.After closing down its final flight to Dubai, the Faisalabad Airport has become a desolate place as the canteen contractor has also threatened to ...

Lahore- A wave of anxiety has run among the PIA officials after Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif constituted a four-member committee a couple of days back to work on the restructuring and reformation of the national flag carrier. There was perception among the majority of the airlines ...

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has constituted a four member committee for restructuring and reforming of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national flag carrier.Those included in the committee are Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar Minister for Finance, Capt. Shujaat Azeem Advisor on Aviation, ...

LAHORE - PIA Umrah flights are being operated below the seating capacity due to certain reasons. No extra flight has been included in the operation so far due to non availability of passengers, it is learnt. Sources in the airlines disclosed on Sunday that during last year’s corresponding ...

ISLAMABAD - Concerned over the dismal state of affairs in the cash-starved PIA, Secretary Defence Asif Yasin Malik has decided to involve the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Pakistan Air Force in getting the state-run airline the direct flight routes in a bid to overcome financial losses.The ...

LAHORE/LONDON - AGENCIES - British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport on Friday following an "incident".Police said the men were detained on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after the ...

LAHORE  :  Several more employees of PIA having affiliation with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) backed Peoples Unity have joined Air League of PIA employees after victory of PML-N in general elections, sources in PIA said on Thursday.  President Air League of PIA employees ...

British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after British fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport on Friday, officials said.Police said the men were detained on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after the plane, which was en route from Lahore ...

Lahore - PIA’s management is going to hire Kamran Hassan as marketing consultant who is former PIA officer and allegedly remained involved in embezzlement of Rs 400 million during his service in PIA as director marketing, sources in PIA said. They claimed that a formality was exercised in PIA ...

President, Air League of PIA employees Lahore chapter, Ahmad Butt has said that workers of the Air League have a strong commitment to transform PIA into one of the top airlines of the world under the dynamic leadership of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. He resolved to use talent of the workers for ...

LAHORE - The president of Peoples Unity of PIA Employees (CBA) Lahore, Sajid Gujjar, and Secretary General Hussain Abbas have alleged PML-N-backed association employees, Air League, is involved in torturing the Unity office-bearers. They were addressing a press conference at Lahore Press Club on ...

LAHORE - Spokesman Joint Action Committee of PIA employees while welcoming the prospects of a stable government under Mian Nawaz Sharif has appealed the new government to bring stability and sanity in PIA which has seen 12 organisational heads in last 13 years.“You cannot run a professional ...

islamabad - The performance of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is improving which is evident from reduction in its losses during last six months by Rs 1 billion per month on average.“This was possible due strict financial monitoring and adoption of effective cost saving measures,” ...

Islamabad- Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has approved the handing over of the special VVIP aircraft A-310 to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as part of the caretaker government’s austerity measures to cut expenditures. The decision has been taken as a measure of ...

lahore - PIA staffer embezzled Excess Baggage Ticket (EBT) and received Rs 12000 illegally from Oslo bound passenger at Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIAP) on Monday, said sources in the airlines here. An officer of PIA seeking anonymity said that on the day of incident a passenger, Khalid ...

karachi - The National Flag Carrier will soon acquire twelve medium range aircraft in PIA fleet. This was stated by Chairman PIA, Lt. General (Retd) Asif Yasin Mailk at PIA’s two- day Global Marketing Conference which concluded on Tuesday. Chairman of PIA said that all employees have to work ...

ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 747 developed a technical fault in one of its engines in early hours of 26th April at Jeddah Airport; the aircraft was to operate PK-732 from Jeddah to Karachi with around 500 passengers, it is learnt on Monday. Reportedly, the aircraft ...

LAHORE -  PIA management fears foreign airlines could assert a hold on certain international routes due to delay in procurement of A-320 planes, sources in the national flag carrier said on Sunday. According to the business plan prepared by the PIA chairman, five A-320 planes were to be ...

ISLAMABAD :-Financial crunch hit PIA is set to include airbuses in its fleet to facilitate the travelers and smoothen the operation. According to PIA sources, the first AirBus A-320 will join the fleet of the national airline in June, while PIA will get four A-320 aircraft by the end of this year. ...

LAHORE – Drug trafficking by the PIA crews has risen to alarming level, as two such incidents within last 10 days has put the national flag carrier’s reputation at stake, statistics gathered by this scribe reveal.A couple of days ago, a PIA airhostess was arrested by UK customs ...

LAHORE – PIA chairman will appear in the Supreme Court on Monday on holding more than one office in violation of the PIA rules, said an officer of the national flag career on Saturday. He said that Lt Gen (r) Asif Yasin Malik was not only holding offices of the PIA chairman and the defence ...

LAHORE – PIA management has transferred Director Airport Services Ijaz Mazhar due to unknown reasons on Friday, said an officer of the airlines. A notification issued in this effect said that he will be notified later for his new assignment. Ijaz Mazhar is an officer who was given credit of ...

LAHORE – UK airport security authorities detained a PIA female flight attendant carrying several mobile phones in her hand bag at Manchester Airport when she was going to board Lahore bound flight PK-710 last week, TheNation learnt on Wednesday. PIA spokesman Tajwar said that an inquiry was ...

LAHORE – PIA management fired a pantry man after his educational credentials were found fake, said sources in the airlines on Saturday. They said that Amanullah was serving in catering department of PIA at Lahore and his secondary school certificate after verification was found fake, on which ...

LAHORE – After transferring officials backed by PIA’s employees union Peoples Unity (CBA) from passengers handling section, national flag carrier has started earning billions of rupees in the head of Excess Baggage and saving of millions through transit flights expense, said well-placed ...

LAHORE – After the sentences to lawmakers for fake degrees a couple of days ago, it has become a challenge to caretaker government as how to deal such PIA officials.A wave of anxiety has been running among the PIA officials having fake educational certificates who are not less than 2,000, ...

Officers of financial crunch hit Pakistan International Airline (PIA) continue to get VIP treatment for them and families also as Islamabad-bound PIA flight was made to land at Lahore airport allegedly to drop the airline officer’s daughter.According to details, PIA flight PK-562 from Karachi ...

LAHORE – The PIA had miserably failed to check the fake callers who ‘inform’ its staff about the presence of bombs in flights; and were not only causing loss of millions of rupees to the airlines, but also adding to the miseries of passengers, sources in national flag carrier said ...

KARACHI – PIA Chairman Rao Qamar Suleman was admitted to Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) for medical treatment, after complaining pain in his heart, reported a private TV channel. According to PIA spokesman, the chairman was admitted to hospital for angioplasty. He further said ...

KARACHI  – The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday announced its flight schedule for the Hajj, the largest pilgrimages in the world.According to the schedule, the first Hajj flight would depart from Karachi on September 19 while the other flights would operate from Lahore, ...