PIA’s 177 special flights brought back 43,900 stranded Pakistanis from abroad
Spokesperson says PIA will operate more flights to repatriate Pakistanis
May 17, 2020 08:49 PM
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has repatriated 43,900 people so far through 117 special flights, said the spokesperson for national flag carrier on Sunday.
According to details, PIA brought back more than 11,000 stranded Pakistanis through 69 special flights between April 1 to May 12, while 32,600 passengers were repatriated through 108 outbound flights.
The spokesperson said in a statement that the countrymen returned home through PIA special flights operated in Saudi Arabia, Canada, Turkey, Japan, Australia, USA, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United Kingdom (UK).
The national flag-carrier is still continuing special flight operations to bring back more Pakistanis trapped in foreign countries following the suspension of flight operations due to coronavirus pandemic.
Minister for Aviation Division Ghulam Sarwar Khan Friday informed the National Assembly that 7,000 stranded Pakistanis would be brought back home before Eid from various parts of the world on special flights.
Speaking on the floor of National Assembly, he said, “From May 14 to May 22, the government is bringing back about 7,000 stranded Pakistanis from across the world to enable them to celebrate Eid with their loved ones.”
He said that due to coronavirus pandemic, PIA was suffering about Rs 5 billion loss monthly.
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