Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines flight lands at Lahore airport with a missing wheel

March 14, 2025 6:32 pm

One of the rear wheels of PIA flight PK-306, which left from Karachi for Lahore, was missing when it landed at the Lahore airport, the official said.

Pakistan International Airlines resumes flights to Europe after 4 years: Why it stopped

January 14, 2025 12:59 pm

In 1946, Mohammad Ali Jinnah instructed an industrialist to set up a national airline for Pakistan. Today, PIA is in significant debt, with quality issues and scandals around pilot certification. Here's its story.

Pakistan airline resumes Europe flights after EU agency lifts 4-year ban

January 10, 2025 4:44 pm

The curb on PIA was imposed in 2020 after 97 people died when a PIA plane crashed in Karachi in southern Pakistan.

Cash-strapped Pakistan likely to privatize national flag carrier: Report

June 27, 2024 1:58 am

The shortlisted companies have sought details related to PIA and asked for time till July to review the financial issues of the national airline.

The rich history of the Pakistan-owned Roosevelt Hotel in NY

June 16, 2023 3:49 pm

The Pakistan International Airlines has leased one of its most valuable assets – the Roosevelt Hotel in New York – to the city's administration, for a period of three years, in order to raise money for its struggling economy.

PIA issues clarification after issuing bizarre dress code for cabin crew

September 30, 2022 10:09 pm

PIA is Pakistan's largest airline and operates a fleet of 30 aircraft.

PIA pays USD 7 mn to Irish company after plane seized in Malaysia over lease dispute

January 23, 2021 7:25 pm

Malaysian authorities last week seized a PIA Boeing-777 at the Kuala Lumpur airport on the orders of a local court over the non-payment of aircraft lease dues owed to the AerCap.

US bans PIA operations over dubious licences issue: Report

July 10, 2020 5:58 pm

The decision has been taken after 262 Pakistani pilots were grounded, whose licences the Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan had termed "dubious" in the National Assembly.

Pak plane 'jolted' thrice before crash: Survivor

May 23, 2020 7:55 pm

The two survivors of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A-320 aircraft which crashed into a residential area in Karachi on Friday have received treatment for their injuries and are said to be out of danger.

PIA's crashed plane last checked 2 months ago, returned from Muscat day before

May 23, 2020 5:13 pm

Ninety-seven people, including nine children, were killed and two passengers miraculously survived the fiery crash when the PIA flight PK-8303 with 99 travellers on board plunged into a densely populated residential area near Karachi airport.

Pakistan International Airlines Flight Carrying Over 40 Passenger On Board Crashes

June 22, 2020 7:18 pm