Pakistan International Airlines پاکستان بین الاقوامی طیران
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
PK
PIA
PAKISTAN
Founded
29 October 1946; 77 years ago (1946-10-29) (as Orient Airways)
Hubs
Karachi
Islamabad
Lahore
Peshawar
Focus cities
Faisalabad
Multan
Quetta
Sialkot
Frequent-flyer program
Awards Plus
Subsidiaries
Roosevelt Hotel (New York)
Fleet size
31
Destinations
58[1]
Parent company
Aviation Division, GoP[2]
Traded as
PSX: PIAA
Headquarters
Jinnah International Airport, Karachi
Key people
Aslam R Khan (Chairman)
Muhammad Amir Hayat (CEO)
Revenue
Rs. 172.03 billion (US$600 million) (2022)[3]
Operating income
Rs. -86.51 billion (US$−300 million) (2022)[3]
Net income
Rs. -88 billion (US$−300 million) (2022)[3]
Total assets
Rs. 154.97 billion (US$540 million) (2022)[3]
Website
www.piac.com.pk
Pakistan International Airlines (Urdu: پاکستان بین الاقوامی طیران; abbreviated PIA, Urdu: پیآئیاے) is an international airline which is the government-owned flag carrier of Pakistan. Its primary hub is Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, while Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and Islamabad International Airport serve as secondary hubs.
PIA was founded on 29 October 1946 as Orient Airways, and was initially based in Calcutta, British India, before shifting operations to the newly independent state of Pakistan in 1947. Orient Airways was nationalised to form the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC).[4] The new airline commenced international services in 1955 to London, via Cairo and Rome.[5] In 1964 it became the first non-Communist airline to fly to China.[6] The airline assisted in the establishment of Emirates in 1985.[7] In 2004, PIA became the launch customer of the Boeing 777-200LR.[8][9] On 10 November 2005, PIA used the Boeing 777-200LR to complete the world's longest nonstop flight by a commercial airliner. This flight lasted 22 hours and 22 minutes on the eastbound route between Hong Kong and London.[10][11]
PIA is Pakistan's largest airline and operates a fleet of 31 aircraft. The airline operates a frequent flyer program, Awards +Plus. It is not part of any airline alliance.[12] The airline operates nearly 50 flights daily, servicing 20 domestic destinations and 27 international destinations across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.[13] It is under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation.
In addition to commercial flight operations, PIA also owns the Sofitel Paris, The Scribe Hotel in Paris,[14] and The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The Roosevelt is now used as a homeless shelter.[15]
On 30 June 2020, PIA was banned from flying in European airspace initially for six months, starting on 1 July 2020, and then indefinitely after EASA determined that the airline was not capable of certifying and overseeing its operators and aircraft in accordance with applicable international standards.[citation needed] This decision was made soon after it was revealed that at least a fourth of all pilot's licences issued in Pakistan were not genuine.[16] By 9 July 2020, the airline was also banned by the United Kingdom and the United States.[17]
^"PIA - Pakistan International Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^"Annual Report 2006 (Part-I)". Pakistan International Airlines. 3 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
^"History – Pakistan International Airlines". web.piac.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^Administrator. "PIA history". travels-agencies.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^"History". www.piac.com.pk. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^"gulf air | boeing | airbus | 1987 | 2153 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^"History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines". historyofpia.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^"Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner Arrives at Paris Air Show – Jun 10, 2005". MediaRoom. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^"Plane lands after longest non-stop passenger flight". Daily Telegraph. 10 November 2005. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
^Platt, Craig (18 December 2019). "Qantas' final ultra-long haul test flight touches down after epic journey". Traveller. Retrieved 13 January 2020. Despite the long flight time, the last Project Sunrise test flight falls well short of the world record for the longest flight by a commercial airliner."
"That title belongs to Pakistan International Airline, which flew a Boeing 777-200LR test flight from Hong Kong to London eastward, taking a whopping 22 hours, 22 minutes to complete the 21,600 kilometre journey.
^"Pakistan International Airlines – PIA award plus". www.piac.com.pk. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^"Destinations". Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^"Overseas assets: Sale of PIA hotels likely to rake in $700 million – The Express Tribune". 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^Goldstein, Joseph (21 September 2023). "Inside the Manhattan Hotel That Is the New Ellis Island". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^Kaminski-Morrow, David (30 June 2020). "PIA banned from European operations after mounting safety concerns". Flight Global. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^"U.S. bans Pakistan International Airlines flights over pilot concerns". Reuters. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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