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Expanding operations: Fifth A320 aircraft joins PIA fleet

Eight more A320 narrow-body aircraft will be added by July this year

Our Correspondent May 21, 2015

The airline now has five A320 aircraft while eight more A320 narrow-body aircraft will be added by July this year PHOTO: AFP

KARACHI:

The fifth A320 aircraft to be inducted into the fleet of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) arrived at the Jinnah International Airport on Thursday morning.

Commenting on the occasion, PIA Managing Director Shahnawaz Rehman said with newer versions of fuel-efficient aircraft, the employees would have to put in extra efforts for turning around the corporation to achieve the desired goal of revival of the national flag carrier.

He said the airline was in the process of increasing capacity by inducting aircraft into its fleet and had initiated the process of acquiring airplanes through a transparent and competitive bidding process. The airline now has five A320 aircraft while eight more A320 narrow-body aircraft will be added by July this year.

Furthermore, out of five ATR-72 aircraft being leased, two have already been added to the fleet while the remaining will arrive shortly.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 22^nd, 2015.

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COMMENTS (2)

Paul Schinider | 9 years ago | Reply Well it is very good work PIA is doing for expending operations but also they need more improvements to get better service. give a good class maintain to get high competition with their competitors

Rizwan | 9 years ago | Reply PIA needs to improve services to a few cities instead of stretching itself too thinly just to increase the number of destinations served. For example, PIA services to many cities are only once or twice a week. This is extremely inconvenient. If I need to go to Beijing tomorrow, I should not have to wait until next Monday to take a flight. PIA should focus on profitable routes and offer service 6-7 times a week there for maximum convenience. And the triangulation pattern of service needs to end (like islamabad-Copenhagen-Oslo-islamabad). Cut out destinations like Urumqi and Copenhagen, and instead offer daily non-stop service to London, Manchester, NYC, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. I've been willing to fly PIA before, but their flight schedules are so erratic!

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