DOHA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the federal government will work on bringing Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) up to the level of Qatar Airways.
ISLAMABAD: Flight schedules remain affected as the strikes by the employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) against the state institution's privatization entered into its fifth day, ARY News reported. Reports also emerged that an initial round of talks was held between members of the Joint Action Committee and the Privatization Minister Mohammad Zubair in Karachi.
FARNKFURT: Pilots at Lufthansa started a second day of walkouts on Tuesday, grounding long-haul and cargo flights in addition to domestic and European routes, with thousands of travellers stranded.