Clearing the air: PIA responds to PALPA’s claims
Plicy, the PIA spokesperson said, only envisaged the outsourcing of major airports like Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi
The PIA spokesperson said this was not true and the national carrier had been involved in all the deliberations and consultations.
KARACHI:
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has dismissed the allegations of Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association (Palpa) as unfounded and baseless. The rejoinder comes after Palpa General Secretary and former airline employee Captain Sohail Ahmed said the National Aviation Policy 2015 engendered selling of airports, domestic routes and travelers to foreign carriers.
The spokesperson further said that in order to provide air transport facilities to the public, the Aviation Division had asked PIA to operate flights to Multan, Quetta and Sialkot. However, due to a shortage of equipment, PIA could not immediately cater to the requirement.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2015.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has dismissed the allegations of Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association (Palpa) as unfounded and baseless. The rejoinder comes after Palpa General Secretary and former airline employee Captain Sohail Ahmed said the National Aviation Policy 2015 engendered selling of airports, domestic routes and travelers to foreign carriers.
However, the PIA spokesperson said this was not true and the national carrier had been involved in all the deliberations and consultations that were held in the formulation of the aviation policy.
The policy, the PIA spokesperson said, only envisaged the outsourcing of major airports like Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi to improve services and revenue streams.
The spokesperson further said that in order to provide air transport facilities to the public, the Aviation Division had asked PIA to operate flights to Multan, Quetta and Sialkot. However, due to a shortage of equipment, PIA could not immediately cater to the requirement.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2015.