PIA to operate special flights to bring back stranded Pakistanis from Gulf countries

PIA to operate special flights to bring back stranded Pakistanis from Gulf countries

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Gulf Today Report

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to operate special flights to bring back stranded Pakistanis ahead of Eid Al Adha.

The national flag carrier will bring back the Pakistanis from Kabul via Boeing 777 planes on Monday and on July 16.

Similarly, PIA has announced to operate total 32 flights of Boeing 777 to airlift Pakistanis stranded in Gulf countries.

Similarly, the airline has announced 10 flights of Boeing 777 to Saudi Arabia for the purpose and eight flights of Airbus-320 to Tashkent.

Likewise, the airline will operate special flights to bring back Pakistani students stranded in Bishkek.

Meanwhile, it was reported that the PIA and other private airlines have hiked the fares by over 100 per cent ahead of Eid Al Adha.

 According to sources, prior to the hike, the airlines were charging Rs7,000 fare from passengers travelling between Karachi and Islamabad or Lahore.

However, they said that the fares have now been hiked by 114 per cent for domestic flights. 

The hike has been witnessed nearly a month after the PIA announced to reduce its fares for domestic flights by 40 per cent on June 12.

According to PIA spokesperson, the national flag carrier has introduced special discounted rates for