*KARACHI: Airbus 310 of Pakistan International Airline (PIA), which wasparked in an abandoned condition on Leipzig airport for months, has beensold in Germany.*
According to sources, the aircraft was sold in two parts. The engine andother internal instruments of the plane were sold to an internationalcompany for over $10 millions.
While the external body of the aircraft was sold to a museum for nearly 1,30,000 euros, sources said.
Few months earlier, with the permission of the former PIA Chief ExecutiveOfficer (CEO), a Germany international, Bernd Hildenbrand , the plane wasbrought to Germany for a movie shoot. Since then the air craft was parkedon Leipzig airport.
It is worth mentioning that under the new leadership of CEO Air MarshalArshad Malik, the national flag carrier has earned millions of rupeesrevenue under the austerity campaign.
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The national flag carrier has achieved the revenue of Rs12 million onexcess baggage earning in January of 2019 while saving more than Rs2.5million at Lahore station every month by relocating its offices.
The PIA has shifted different offices into its complex, which would save itmoney every month.
