ISLAMABAD – PIA announced a significant reduction in airfares for botheconomy and business class seats in flights along theBeijing-Islamabad-Beijing route.
“Passengers can now buy return economy class tickets for 3,620 ChineseYuan, and business class tickets for 8,039 Chinese Yuan,” PIA CountryManager to China Nasir Jamal Malik told *APP*.
The airline is also offering special packages to passengers who will betravelling in groups to join members of the workforce on China-PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Pakistan.
The airline will also be serving “delicious Chinese meals onboard theaircraft”, Malik announced.
The official said that the national flag carrier was actively participatingin the CPEC framework and was extending complete support and services toits “valued Chinese travellers”.
He added that PIA’s fare was lower as compared to other regional airlinesoperating from China to Pakistan, including Air China. The country managersaid that PIA was operating two direct flights a week on theBeijing-Islamabad-Beijing route on Monday and Friday with on-time departurefrom the Chinese capital.
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The country manager said that currently Air China and China Southern areoperating flights from Beijing to Islamabad and Guangzhou to Lahore,respectively.
PIA is also offering a discount to Pakistani students in China, Malik said,adding that over 22,000 people are benefiting from the offer.
Responding to a question, he said that PIA was the only airline thatallowed passengers to carry 40 kilograms of baggage on direct flightsbetween China and Pakistan.
