The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced up to 30 per cent discount on domestic flights during winter vacation.

The PIA introduced cut in fares on domestic flights operating between Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Faisalabad, Sialkot ad Peshawar from today.

According to PIA spokesperson Abdullah Khan, passengers would now be able to travel between these cities on a one-way minimum fare of Rs8,500 and a round trip minimum fare of Rs17,000. The PIA previously used to charge Rs12,275 and Rs24,600 for these destinations.

The PIA spokesperson said that the purpose of these fares is to facilitate the passenger. He maintained that a lot of families intend to travel during this time but they stay back due to cost concerns.