ISLAMABAD – Pakistan International Airlines, on Friday, announced toincrease its airfare as an adjustment to the longer routes taken by theflights these days.
Due to the looming danger of an aerial attack from the eastern border thattouches with India, flights to and from Islamabad and Lahore to Karachi aretaking a longer route.
This not only adds to the travel duration but also lengthens the flightroute – subsequently costing more to the airlines.
The national flag carrier has, therefore, decided to revise its fareaccordingly.
The decision was announced on Friday evening on PIA’s official Twitterhandle.
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“PIA believes and stands for Pakistan first. However, keeping in view thepresent situation of airspace routes, the duration and distances haveincreased significantly. PIA spokesman said on Friday. He said that due tothis unexpected change, the operational costs have escalated significantly.”
“However, despite that airline is presently facing financial constraints,yet to keep air travel safe; the distances to destinations and duration offlights have been adjusted accordingly.
