KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to expand its flight operations to three more routes from February 19, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
As per details, the PIA to operate two flights from Peshawar to Sharjah, twice in a week from February 19 on wards.
Among two other routes that are being revived include, Peshawar-Alain and Multan-Sharjah for which flights will be operated twice a week.
The decision is aimed at facilitating the air passengers and motivate them to travel through PIA.
It is pertinent to mention here that the national flag carrier has added up to 28 flights during last three months, in a move to turn the loss making PIA into profitable one.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier on Jan 1 had directed the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) chairman to devise a comprehensive business plan to overcome losses.
Chairing a high-level meeting on reforms in PIA, the prime minister had said that the government wanted to make national flag carrier a profit-generating and independent airline.
PIA officials informed the prime minister that the total losses of Pakistan International Airlines were Rs. 414.3bn.
They had told the meeting that PIA is facing a deficit of 500 million rupees on seven international routes in addition to loss on domestic routes.
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