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Pakistan International Airlines, [a] commonly known as PIA, is the national flag carrier of Pakistan. With its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi , the airline also operates from its secondary hubs at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and Islamabad International Airport .
Until 1971 PIA also served various places as domestic stations in what was East Pakistan. [19] [48] During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the PIA operated a series of chartered flights to and from Australia, South Africa, South Korea, UK and the Middle East among others to transport stranded citizens.
At the time of the Independence of Pakistan, Walton Airport was the main airport serving the city of Lahore. When Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) acquired its first jet aircraft, the Boeing 720, Walton Airport was unequipped to handle such an aircraft.
Following the deadly crash of PIA flight 8303 that killed 97 people in May 2020, the EU aviation regulator and UK authorities suspended permission for the airline to operate in the region.
High winds from Storm Pia on Thursday grounded flights in parts of the U.K., suspended train service and stopped Scottish ferries in a preview of holiday travel disruptions likely to hit northern ...
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 was a scheduled domestic flight from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. On 22 May 2020, the Airbus A320 crashed into Model Colony , a densely populated residential area of Karachi only a few kilometres from the runway, while on a second ...
The airport is linked to local cities as well as central hubs domestically by several airlines. International services are at present carried out by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), flydubai, and Air Arabia, although the city has also been served by regional carriers like Iran Aseman Airlines and Ariana Afghan Airlines in the past.
The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar. The flight was operated by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). As years went on the airport grew with more flights and aircraft and relative upgrade was carried out from time to time.