The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will induct five new state-of-the-art aircraft on dry-lease for six years into its fleet, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. 

The national carrier issued a tender seeking application as wide-body planes will have a capacity of 250 to 320 passengers along with the facilties of in-flight connectivity and in-flight entertainment. 

These planes PIA earlier this year inducted a second Airbus A320 to increase its fleet. The PIA put in a bid to buy the planes last year; two of them have already made it to Pakistan this year, and two more will in the near future.

Following the addition of these aircraft, the Pakistan International Airlines fleet will now consist of 14 Airbus A320 aircraft.

Reporter Saeed Ahmed Saeed