Pakistan makes progress on two PIA planes stuck in Indonesia
- By Salah Uddin -
- Oct 09, 2023
KARACHI: Progress was made on two Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) planes stuck in Indonesia due to a lease dispute, ARY News reported on Sunday.
A high-level delegation of PIA led by the aviation secretary departed for Malaysia to hold talks with the leasing company. The delegation includes the PIA CEO and the director of the engineering department.
The delegation will hold talks with the leasing company AirAsia to resolve the dispute.
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Earlier, the federal government decided to intervene in the leasing dispute of two Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) A320 planes stuck in Indonesia for two years.
The federal government has decided to intervene in the matter after the PIA management failed to resolve the leasing dispute of its two planes parked in Jakarta – the capital of Indonesia for two years.
The PIA spokesperson confirmed the forthcoming visit of the aviation secretary-led delegation to Indonesia to resolve the two aircraft leasing dispute with AirAsia.
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The spokesperson said that two Airbus 320 planes of the national flag carrier have been parked in Jakarta since September 2021 due to a leasing dispute. It added that the airline wanted to buy the aircraft by spending $30 million for overhauling.
It emerged that the leasing company had earlier agreed to sell the planes but it withdrew the decision. The high-level delegation will hold negotiations with the leasing company for the two PIA aircraft.
The spokesperson said that the planes were parked in Jakarta as per the aircraft delivery plan finalised with the company.