LAHORE – The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is planning tointroduce new destinations and increase its flights to Saudi Arabia andChina.

This decision has been taken after comprehensive analysis and detailedevaluation of existing network, as said by PIA Spokesperson.

He said we have prepared a detailed business plan with focus on reductionin operating losses by minimizing the cost structure and optimization ofrevenues as a consequence of improvement in overall product and customerexperience.

The spokesperson said that soon flights to Jeddah will be increased from 28to 31 per week and Medina from 09 to 10 per week.

Keeping in view the future potential of CPEC, flights to Beijing are alsobeing doubled from 02 to 04 per week with operation from Islamabad andKarachi.

Similarly capacity on Domestic routes is also being increased to providebetter connectivity. New destinations, Guangzhou in China, Al-Qasim inSaudi Arabia and Mashad for Zaireen will also be opened.

In this regard the interiors of all existing Boeing 777 fleet are beingupgraded along with state of the art in-flight entertainment system. Newuniform designed for Cabin Crew has been widely appreciated and this willbe followed by new uniform for ground handling staff along with ongoingextensive training on Customer handling skills.

The spokesperson said that in line with industry practice, the entirenetwork structure is being revamped with expansion on existing potentialroutes, opening up new destinations and rationalization of capacity on lossmaking routes.