Despite facing a severe financial crisis, Pakistan International Airlines(PIA) has recently hired staff in the United Kingdom (UK). The nationalflag carrier is currently subject to a three-year ban on direct flights tothe UK. Despite these financial challenges and the flight ban, PIA hasappointed officers and employees with high salaries.
The PIA country manager is set to receive an annual salary of £70,000,while the passenger sales manager and finance manager will be earning£55,000 each. Additionally, a manager has been appointed at the Manchesterstation with an annual salary of £55,000, along with other perks.
A PIA spokesperson mentioned that the airline has been operating flights inthe UK through code sharing with Turkish Airlines, generating an annualincome of £14 million. The spokesperson also pointed out that only 1.8% ofthese earnings are allocated to PIA staff in the UK.
Furthermore, the spokesperson indicated that Pakistan-UK direct flightoperations will resume soon, and the appointments of the country managerand sales managers were made in anticipation of the early restoration ofthese direct flights.
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In related news, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) took action by freezingthe accounts of PIA due to the airline’s non-payment of over Rs 8 billionin taxes. A total of 26 bank accounts belonging to the national carrierhave been frozen by the FBR
