In Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has managed to restoreits flight operations to normalcy thanks to a timely resupply of fuel.
These operations had previously encountered disruptions and suspensions,primarily caused by financial constraints and the inability to settleoutstanding payments owed to Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for fuel procurement.
A spokesperson for PIA confirmed that flight services are graduallyreturning to their regular schedules. For the current day, Sunday, a totalof 85 flights are slated to take off from airports nationwide, comprising25 domestic and 60 international flights. Notably, both Boeing 777 andAirbus aircraft are now operational, as stated by the PIA spokesperson.
It is worth noting that PIA had been grappling with a severe financialcrisis, raising significant concerns about its capacity to sustain itsaviation operations amid mounting debts. Recent developments revealed thatthe bank accounts of Pakistan International Airlines were unblockedfollowing the resolution of disputes between the national flag carrier andthe Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) concerning overdue payments.
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Previously, five flights had to be canceled due to a shortage of availableaircraft, including Flight PK-369 from Karachi to Islamabad, Flight PK-304from Karachi to Faisalabad, Flight PK-303 from Lahore to Karachi, andFlight PK-306 from Karachi to Lahore.
