PIA, private airlines fares hiked by over 100pc

As Eid-ul-Adha approaches, commercial airlines including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have unexpectedly upraised their ticket prices.

Currently, the one-way fare from Karachi to Lahore and Islamabad has been set at Rs13,000.

In June 2021, the one-way minimum fare from Karachi to Islamabad and Lahore was Rs7,000.

As the demand has increased, the domestic airfares have almost doubled.

Likewise, the cost of a return ticket from and to Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad has been set at more than Rs25,000.

The hike has been witnessed nearly a month after Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced to reduce its fares for domestic flights by 40 per cent on June 12.