KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday stopped its flight operations from Karachi on Sunday after four pilots were suspected of contracting the coronavirus. Four pilots were stopped as part of precautionary measures against the virus. Meanwhile, Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association (PALPA) also prohibited pilots from operating special flights after it appeared that coronavirus-related SOPs had been ignored. “It has come to our notice that on recently operated “humanitarian flights” safety has been compromised and COVID-19 related SOPs have been ignored. It may be noted that PIA was allowed to operate eight special flights for London and Manchester.

Source: Pakistan Today April 05, 2020 17:26 UTC