KARACHI: In a bid to expand its services across the globe, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is planning to acquire ten to twelve aircrafts on lease.
In an interview, the PIA spokesperson said the move is aimed at improving service of the national flag carrier. Following the leasing plan, the national airline will open gates for three new destinations including Spain, Germany and Thailand.
“We are already flying to New York and China, but one additional flight per week has been finalized which would help cater more passengers on these destinations”, he said.
Also, the PIA plans to commence flight operations to Barcelona in December, Germany in January and Bangkok at the beginning of 2017.
According to an analyst, expansion of flight service by the PIAC would help reduce overall losses of the entity and surge in passenger movement would help airline to be in the limelight of the foreign nationals.
He said the move to increase flights to China has been a stepping stone and with China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flow of passengers to China would increase significantly.
