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Lack of planes: PIA cancels over 25 flights in a single day

LAHORE: National flag carrier cancelled as many as 25 domestic and international flights, apparently due to the insufficiency of aircraft at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport.

Pakistan International Airlines owned a fleet of 37 planes including five airbuses purchased on the lease. However, the fleet was reduced to 32 after the leased planes were returned.

According to a PIA spokesperson, the return of the leased planes caused a disruption in regular.

What exacerbates the situation a bit more is the protracted delay that the passengers had to face due to mismanagement denting the reputation of the state-owned airlines.

According to PIA’s flight inquiry officer, the flights were cancelled due to scarce amount of passengers, leaving no option for PIA than to cancel the overall operation of the said flights.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.