KARACHI: The national flag-carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA),has announced to increase the number of flights between Karachi and Quetta.

The PIA spokesperson said in a statement that the national flag-carrierwill operate four flights in a week between Karachi and Quetta.

The statement also reads that the one-way fare between two destinationswill be Rs8,732. The increased flights will start from January 30.

The spokesperson further said that the increase in the number of flightswill facilitate the passengers of two cities. “The national flag-carrier isconsidering to increase its number of flights for other domesticdestinations too,” he added.

In another development related to PIA reported on January 23link,President Arif Alvi had approved funds worth Rs9.5 billion for PakistanInternational Airlines (PIA) voluntary separation scheme.

The funds were approved after the national flag carrier had requested thegovernment to release grant for employees under the voluntary separationscheme.

It is pertinent to mention here that over 1,300 employees of the airlinehad submitted applications seeking early retirement under the voluntaryseparation scheme (VSS).