PIA earns additional Rs10m by commercialising ‘leg space’ seatsIn October 2017, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had closed flights to New York via Manchester. However, the country’s airlines could not start direct flights to the US as Washington had security concerns. The US demanded that Pakistan flights come via the transit destinations it trusted like Manchester or any destination in Europe for transit security checks. SC orders PIA to file plea against contract employees’ regularisation order“We have developed a business plan for PIA, which the prime minister has approved,” said the aviation minister. The minister said the authorities were considering talking to PIA employees about the voluntary separation scheme as the national airline was over-staffed.

Source: The Express Tribune July 19, 2019 03:45 UTC