KARACHI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday released Pakistan airline rankings for 2023 on the basis of flights punctuality, ARY News reported.
According to the latest rankings, the national airline – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been ranked fifth in domestic flight rankings.
According to the details, the mismanagement of the national airline, the financial crisis, on-time departures and arrivals of PIA’s domestic flights have severely affected airliners ranking.
The on-time departure ratio of the private airline’s flights was much better than the national airlines, with PIA’s on-time departure and arrival being the most affected during January-June 2023, the report highlighted.
PIA’s departure ratio for domestic flights was 58.24 percent, as per the report.
Private airline Fly Jinnah’s on-time departure stood at 87.93 percent, Air Sial was second at 86.89 percent, Air Blue ranked third with 78.36 percent, while Serene Airlines with 62 per cent stood at the fourth position.
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This report of CAA contains the classification of flights of Pakistani airlines in terms of regularity from January to June this year.
Here is the list of airline rankings:
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is grappling with a severe financial crisis, raising concerns about its ability to sustain air operations amidst mounting debts.
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