PIA resumes Safari flight service after 6 years

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its Safari flight service from Islamabad to the country’s northern areas after a hiatus of 6 years.

PIA spokesman Mashood Tajwar told Express 24/7 that Safari flights will fly from Islamabad to Karakoram, K2 and other northern areas.

The spokesman said that these were not non-commercial flights, adding that earlier only foreigners had chartered these flights since the charges were high.

He added that a decline in foreign customers had compelled PIA to halt these flights 6 years back.

Tajwar said that the safari flights were being resumed owing to an increase in the influx of foreigners.

He added that the safari flights were earlier being run fortnightly by the new schedule has yet to be decided.