4 particular flights will convey dwelling residents from Toronto, Manchester airports. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
All the world has been delivered to a standstill as COVD-19 has precipitated a worldwide well being emergency with air journey suspended in a raft of nations resulting in passengers being left in limbo at airports.
Abdullah Hafeez , the nationwide flag service’s spokesperson, informed The Categorical Tribune that the choice was taken on humanitarian grounds to evacuate passengers stranded abroad eager to return dwelling.
PIA operates particular flights for Umrah pilgrims’ repatriation
“Three flights will go away for the UK and one for Canada.Flight PK-781 will go away for Toronto from Lahore on Friday March 27 whereas PK-709 will go to Manchester from Islamabad on Saturday March 28.
Hafeez added that flight PK-757 will go away for London from Islamabad, and PK-791 will go away for Birmingham from Islamabad on the identical day.
The PIA spokesperson suggested all these stranded passengers to contact the nationwide flag service’s journey brokers or PIA name heart to order tickets.
The nationwide flag service had operated 22 particular flights for the repatriation of Pakistani Umrah pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia from Jeddah and Madina after the dominion suspended all flights to Pakistan.
