Emirates Airline announces change to baggage allowances

ISLAMABAD: Dubai-based Emirates Airline on Monday announced a change to their baggage allowance policy which will come into effect next month (Feb...

PIA to start flights from Sialkot to Paris, Barcelona

Flight PK-720, the first flight on the new route, will arrive from Paris to Sialkot tomorrow (Sunday) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has...

PIA finalizing strategic business plan to improve performance

Minister for Aviation said new routes Sialkot-Paris-Barcelona, Peshawar-Sharjah, Peshawar-Al- Ain, Multan-Sharjah and Jeddah and Madinah will commence from January and February 2019

PIA to present comprehensive five-year revival plan within three months

ISLAMABAD: The management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will develop a comprehensive five-year strategic business plan to turn the national flag carrier into...

Indian court declares tycoon Mallya a ‘fugitive economic offender’

MUMBAI: A court in India set up under anti-money laundering laws declared liquor and aviation tycoon Vijay Mallya a “fugitive economic offender”...

PM calls for comprehensive business plan to revive PIA

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to develop a comprehensive business plan to revive Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...

AirSial ready for takeoff, gets go-ahead from PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday granted approval for the launch of a new private airline, AirSial, from Sialkot International Airport.

PIA launches direct flights from Lahore to Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok

LAHORE: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has launched its direct flights from Lahore to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. The first flight (PK896) left for...

Aviation minister directs CAA for attracting more airlines

The minister directed the management of CAA to keep working hard for the growth of the aviation sector for the ultimate speedy economic development of the country

Another 20 PIA air hostesses, stewards detected with fake degrees

At least 12 pilots and 73 crew members had been detected with fake degrees two weeks ago KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)...

PIA resumes its night flight operations in KP

Night flying was discontinued four years ago due to aviation safety concerns KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) will facilitate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) passengers...

British Airways to resume Pakistan flights after a decade

BA, which is owned by Spanish-registered IAG, is due to begin the London Heathrow-Islamabad service on June 2, with three weekly flights by the airline’s newest long-haul aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

PIA reduces fares for int’l flights

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the country’s flagship carrier, on Saturday slashed its fares for a limited time on international flights on the...

PIA debt exceeds Rs247bn

The debt accumulated by the Pakistan International Airlines has exceeded Rs247 billion, according to media reports on Friday. The Aviation Division informed the...

IATA trims airline industry net profit view, sees rebound in 2019

Industry profits are expected to rise to $35.5 billion (28.3 billion pounds) in 2019 from $32.3 billion in 2018, IATA said