ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on early Sunday operated three flights, two of them to Jeddah while another for Gilgit, Spokesman of the Airlines said.
Keeping in view the difficulties being faced by Umra zaireen stranded in Saudi Arabia due to ongoing strike by PIA unions, two Boeing 777 planes have been sent to Jeddah to bring back around 800 of them.
To provide relief to Umra zaireen, all departments of PIA worked as a great team and made these flights possible, he said adding all PIA staff members have been asked to resume duties and save their airline.
The flights operating as PK-741 and PK-7329 departed at around 2 am.
“PIA is doing its best to look after its passengers and feels profoundly sorry for the inconvenience caused to all valued PIA passengers due to illegal strike,” Spokesman said.
Meanwhile, one ATR flight was operated on Islamabad-Gilgit-Islamabad route early morning carrying full load. It was a team effort of all departments of PIA, he added.