PIA launches weekly flights from Islamabad to Chengdu

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate weekly commercial passenger flights between Islamabad and Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province from July 6.

In this regard, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has accorded a formal approval to PIA to operate its flights on Islamabad-Chengdu route in addition to Islamabad-Xian section.

The final decision on resumption of direct flights between Pakistan and China was taken at a meeting between Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and China’s State Councilor Wang Yi held in Guangzhou, China last month.

The two leaders also agreed on the increase of direct flights between the two countries according to the development of the epidemic.

The national carrier has already resumed its weekly passenger flights on Islamabad-

Xian and Beijing-Islamabad route from June 11 after a gap of around six months.

PIA flight PK-854 brought 240 passengers Islamabad International Airport to Xian Xinyang International airport on Saturday afternoon.

READ MORE: PM visits Rashakai SEZ, encourages Pak-China cooperation

Th Pakistani community in China have expressed happiness over resumption of flights between Pakistan and China. Many students have urged the resuming flights so they can complete their studies in China.

With the resumption of PIA flights, passengers travelling between the two friendly countries especially Pakistanis will greatly benefited. Chinese businessmen, engineers and workers of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects could also take benefit from PIA flights.

PIA suspended its flight operation between Pakistan and China in December last year after the closure of Xian airport following the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control measures imposed by the Chinese authorities.

 

For the latest BOL Live News, Follow on Google News. Read more on Latest Pakistan News on oldsite.bolnews.com