KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airline flight operation has been partially restored after significant progress in talks with Pakistan State Oil regarding payments for fuel supply.
PSO, in a statement, said that the national carrier has requested fuel for 20 more flights, adding that the fuel will be provided till 3 pm on Monday.
After 3 pm, sources quoting PSO officials said, more fuel will be supplied once the next payment is made.
Due to cancellation and delay of PIA flights, hundreds of passengers have been facing inconvenience for past several days. They were not only the travelers, but flight crew was also facing inconvenience due to delay in flights departures.
On Sunday, a tense situation arose over the fuel payments after the PIA consumed it daily limit. A PIA spokesperson confirmed to ARY News that flight operations were ‘completely suspended’ after PSO halted fuel supply to the airline.
The spokesperson noted that 52 international and 29 domestic flights were scheduled on Sunday, of which only 4 flights departed.
