ISLAMABAD – PIA Chief in action against the National Airlines Employeeshaving fake degrees and corruption probes.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has terminated 74 of its employeesfor taking bribes from customers and having fake degrees or documents.
An internal inquiry committee had found that these PIA employees wereinvolved in illegal actions, including bribery, theft, forgery, anduninformed and prolonged leaves.
——————————
The official document said that 27 out of 74 had fake documents, 31 were onprolonged and uninformed leaves, four had damaged the airline’s property,two disclosed official information, and six took bribes from passengers.
Read Top Stories
The airline administration demoted 25 other employees, withheld theirincrement for negligence and disobedience, and issued them final warnings.——————————
The document also mentioned the names of 22 workers who received monetaryawards and letters of appreciation for “working beyond the call of duty andmaintaining professionalism.”
The move has come days before the International Air Transport Association(IATA) team’s scheduled visit to audit the airline’s operational and safetymanagement systems. IATA’s audit team will arrive in the country onSeptember 7 for a week-long visit.
