KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) management is considering a proposal to offload its overweight flight attendants from international flights. With four days remaining in the deadline set for overweight cabin crew to shed body weight, PIA Flight Service General Manager Amir Bashir sought details about all such employees. Besides, the national flag carrier is considering offloading flight attendants with excessive weight from international flights, according to sources privy to this development. The PIA administration announced to gradually reduce waiver of 30 lbs (pounds) excess weight to zero lbs in upcoming months for the cabin crew. The weight check of all the cabin crew will be carried out at their base stations, it added.

Source: Pakistan Today January 26, 2019 15:56 UTC