A few months ago, with much fanfare, PIA unveiled a number of nonstop flights between Pakistan and the US. This was exciting news, since it cut down travel time between the two countries to 16 hours. And almost as soon as the flights were announced, they were canceled - because of "security concerns" (that all-encompassing term that hides a million sins of racism and discrimination).
Now, apparently, Europe is following suit. The EU is preparing to ban all PIA planes except for Boeing 777s:
Now, apparently, Europe is following suit. The EU is preparing to ban all PIA planes except for Boeing 777s:
A senior official at the Pakistan High Commission in London told the Pakistan International Airlines headquarters in Karachi that the European Union would bar all PIA aircraft, except for Boeing 777s, from flying to 27 European countries after March 8 because of safety concerns.
A seven-member Pakistani team of PIA and Civil Aviation officials had just returned from Brussels, where they made a “successful” presentation to the EU’s Air Safety Commission on February 22. They said that in addition to this, last week, a three-member European Air-Safety Committee expressed satisfaction with the measures taken by the airline to improve safety. “The team carried out an audit of our facilities and found that everything was in order.”
Are we near the day when PIA will only be able to fly within Pakistan?
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