PIA schedule remains severely affected, 59 flights canceled today

Lahore: It has been two weeks since the fuel problem related to the financial crisis of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and 597 flights could not take off in 12 days. 59 local and international flights on Saturday 28 October (today) have also been canceled while only eight international flights have been provided with fuel.

According to PIA flight schedule, 17 canceled flights from Karachi on Saturday include Islamabad PK300, PK301, PK309, PK368, PK369 and PK370, Lahore PK302, PK303 and PK307, Quetta PK310 and 321 Dubai PK 213 and PK314, Sukkur PK536 and PK537 Turbat PK501 and PK502.

Lahore to Sharjah PK185 and PK186, Dubai PK203 and PK204, Jeddah PK731 and PK839, Baku PK159, Dammam PK248, Sialkot-Sharjah PK209 and 210 and Dubai PK180 have been cancelled.

Most of the 18 canceled flights from Islamabad are for Dubai PK233, PK234, PK211 and PK312, Jeddah PK760, Gilgit PK601, PK602, PK605 and PK606, Skardu PK451 and PK452, Quetta PK325 and PK326, Turbat PK509 and PK510, Muscat PK291, Al Qasim PK168 and Abu Dhabi PK262.

Peshawar to Abu Dhabi flights PK217 and 218 Riyadh PK727and PK728, Dubai PK283 and PK284 Al-Ain PK255 and PK256 and Doha PK285 have been cancelled.

Multan to Al-Qasim flight PK169, Dubai PK221 and PK222 and Muscat PK172 are also included in the list of canceled flights.

According to media reports, the airline management has paid Rs100 million to Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for fuel supply for eight international routes, while Rs70 million was paid to PSO yesterday.