09/12/2024
پاکستان کی قومی ائیر لائن پر یورپ کیلئے پروازوں پر پابندی ختم ہونے کے بعد 10 جنوری 2025 کو PIA کی پہلی پرواز اسلام آباد سے پیرس روانہ ہو گی، ابتدائی مرحلے میں ہفتہ وار 2 پروازیں آپریٹ کی جائیں گی جن کو بتدریج بڑھایا جائے گا، پروازیں جمعہ اور اتوار کے دن اپریٹ ہوں گی، جن کا انتہائی پرکشش شیڈول مسافروں کی سہولت کی مطابق ترتیب دیا گیا ہے، اسلام آباد سے پرواز صبح 30۔11 بجے روانہ ہوگی، اور سہہ پہر 4 بجے پیرس پہنچے گی، پیرس سے پرواز شام 6 بجے واپس روانہ ہوگی، جو صبح 5 بجے اسلام آباد پہنچے گی،
Pakistan International Airlines said on Friday it will resume flights to Europe in January, starting with Paris, after the EU aviation regulator lifted a ban on the national flag carrier. PIA's authorisation to operate in the EU was suspended in June 2020 over concerns about the ability of Pakistani authorities and its Civil Aviation Authority to ensure compliance with international aviation standards. "We have got approval for the first flight's schedule we had filed," PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez Khan said, adding that the airline would be opening bookings from December 9 for its planned January 10 next year flight of a Boeing 777 to Paris. PIA will soon approach Britain's Department for Transport (DfT) for permission to resume routes to the UK, Khan said. Once cleared by the DfT, London, Manchester and Birmingham would be the most sought-after destinations, he added۔ The ban cost the loss-making airline 40 billion rupees ($144 million) annually in revenue. PIA has 23% of Pakistan's domestic aviation market, but its 34-plane fleet cannot compete with Middle Eastern carriers which have 60%, due to a lack of direct flights, despite having agreements with 87 countries and key landing slots.
