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The airlines obtained both aircraft on wet lease basis from a Turkish operator earlier this week and the same are being put into operation on domestic routes from Friday, said an airlines press release. "No other airline in Pakistan is currently using this aircraft."
PIA operates Boeing 737-800 aircraft on wet lease from Turkey
The aircraft have been obtained for a period of three months and two more similar aircraft are expected to join the PIA's flying inventory in the coming weeks. The decision of acquiring these planes has been taken to meet the immediate shortage of aircraft, which was created due to the grounding of four aged A-310 aircraft at the end of last year. The narrow-body aircraft has a capacity of carrying 189 passengers in all-economy configuration.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 21st, 2017.
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