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Pakistan International Airlines was set up on 1 March 1955, after ] merged with the government's proposed new airline. During the same year the airline opened its first international service, from Karachi to ] via ] and ] in ], using three newly acquired Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellations. The DC-3s continued operating the domestic services in Pakistan. In May 1956, PIA ordered two further Super ]s of the latest L-1049H version and five ]. | Pakistan International Airlines was set up on 1 March 1955, after ] merged with the government's proposed new airline. During the same year the airline opened its first international service, from Karachi to ] via ] and ] in ], using three newly acquired Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellations. The DC-3s continued operating the domestic services in Pakistan. In May 1956, PIA ordered two further Super ]s of the latest L-1049H version and five ]. | ||
PIA currently operates to 19 domestic and 23 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and ] as of June 2020.<ref name="PKint">{{cite web|url=https://cms.piac.aero/international-destinations|title=PIA – About PIA|website=www.piac.com.pk}}</ref><ref name=pkf3/><ref name=pkf10>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200639.html|title=Destinations list 1993}}</ref><ref name=pkf4>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofpia.com/board/december_09/network_1992_dec13b.jpg|title=1992 route map}}</ref><ref name=pkf11>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201964.html|title=Destinations list 1980}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofpia.com/board/december_09/network_1982_dec13.jpg|title=1982 route map}}</ref><ref name=PKcopter>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofpia.com/memorabilia45.htm|title=History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines|website=www.historyofpia.com}}</ref> | PIA currently operates to 19 domestic and 23 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and ] as of June 2020.<ref name="PKint">{{cite web|url=https://cms.piac.aero/international-destinations|title=PIA – About PIA|website=www.piac.com.pk}}</ref><ref name="pkf3">{{cite web |title=Destinations list 1998 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200871.html}}</ref><ref name=pkf10>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200639.html|title=Destinations list 1993}}</ref><ref name=pkf4>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofpia.com/board/december_09/network_1992_dec13b.jpg|title=1992 route map}}</ref><ref name=pkf11>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201964.html|title=Destinations list 1980}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofpia.com/board/december_09/network_1982_dec13.jpg|title=1982 route map}}</ref><ref name=PKcopter>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofpia.com/memorabilia45.htm|title=History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines|website=www.historyofpia.com}}</ref> | ||
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|]||]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/959527/pia-to-start-flights-between-islamabad-and-chengdu-from-july-6/ | title=PIA to start flights between Islamabad and Chengdu from July 6 | date=29 June 2022 }}</ref> | |||
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|Netherlands||]||]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="PKint"/><ref name=amsfra>{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/19-Jul-2013/aviation-policy-in-120-days-shujaat|title=PIA to drop underperforming routes and offices|access-date=19 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719135050/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/19-Jul-2013/aviation-policy-in-120-days-shujaat|archive-date=19 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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|]||]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="PKint"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1624370/pia-resumes-flight-operation-to-zhob|title=PIA resumed its domestic flights to Zhob|date=19 May 2021}}</ref> | |||
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|]||]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Pakistan International adds Islamabad – Taif route from Dec 2019 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287368/pakistan-international-adds-islamabad-taif-route-from-dec-2019/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref> | |||
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|Singapore||]||] |
|Singapore||]||]||align=center|<ref name="pkf2">{{cite web |title=2006 route map |url=http://www.historyofpia.com/board/december_09/mj2006_dec16.jpg}}</ref> | ||
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|rowspan="2"|Tanzania||]||] |
|rowspan="2"|Tanzania||]||]||align=center|<ref name="pkf6">{{cite web |title=1981 route map |url=http://www.historyofpia.com/board/december_09/network_1981_dec13.jpg}}</ref> | ||
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|]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="PKint"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274345/pakistan-international-files-preliminary-bangkok-schedule-from-sep-2017/|title=Pakistan International files preliminary Bangkok schedule from Sep 2017}}</ref> | |||
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|rowspan="3"|Turkey||]||]||align=center|<ref name="pkf8">{{cite web |title=1971 route map |url=http://www.historyofpia.com/board/may_12/pk_may8b.jpg}}</ref> | ||
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|Turkmenistan||]||]||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/315/picture007ax.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328044644/http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/315/picture007ax.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2012|title=PIA's Central Asian routes}}</ref> | ||
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|]||]||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofpia.com/people83.htm|title=History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines|website=www.historyofpia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/pia-starts-flights-pakistani-cities-fujairah|title=PIA Starts New Flights to Fujairah|website=arynews.tv|date=25 October 2021 }}</ref> | ||
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|Uzbekistan||]||]||align=center|<ref name=pkf4/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/795627-pia-plans-flights-from-lahore-to-tashkent|title=PIA resumed flights from Lahore to Tashkent}}</ref> | ||
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Until 1971 PIA also served various places as domestic stations in what was ]. |
Until 1971 PIA also served various places as domestic stations in what was ]. During the ], the PIA operated a series of chartered flights to and from Australia, South Africa, South Korea, UK and the Middle East among others to transport stranded citizens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/more-than-600-pakistanis-in-australia-want-to-return-home-but-only-one-flight-available|title=More than 600 Pakistanis in Australia want to return home but only one flight available|work=SBS News|date=22 April 2020|access-date=26 April 2020|first=Waqar|last=Ali}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2195557/1-live-new-cases-emerge-pakistans-coronavirus-tally-crosses-4780/|title=LIVE: Sindh govt indecisive on sealing 11 UCs in Karachi as national COVID-19 tally crosses 5,000|work=The Express Tribune|date=26 April 2020|access-date=26 April 2020|quote=A special PIA flight left for South Africa with 300 passengers on board.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://arynews.tv/en/pia-special-flight-departs-for-australia/|title=PIA special flight departs for Australia|work=ARY News|date=24 April 2020|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> On 30 June 2020, the European Air Safety Agency banned PIA from operating in Europe for 6 months. | ||
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Pakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline, with its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Its main bases are Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi.
Pakistan International Airlines was set up on 1 March 1955, after Orient Airways merged with the government's proposed new airline. During the same year the airline opened its first international service, from Karachi to Heathrow Airport via Cairo International Airport and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Fiumicino, Italy, using three newly acquired Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellations. The DC-3s continued operating the domestic services in Pakistan. In May 1956, PIA ordered two further Super Lockheed Constellations of the latest L-1049H version and five Vickers Viscount 815.
PIA currently operates to 19 domestic and 23 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and North America as of June 2020.
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Until 1971 PIA also served various places as domestic stations in what was East Pakistan. During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the PIA operated a series of chartered flights to and from Australia, South Africa, South Korea, UK and the Middle East among others to transport stranded citizens. On 30 June 2020, the European Air Safety Agency banned PIA from operating in Europe for 6 months.
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References
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 61.
- "PIA – Origin Specific Flight Schedule". www.piac.com.pk.
- ^ "PIA – About PIA". www.piac.com.pk.
- "Destinations list 1998".
- ^ "Destinations list 1993".
- ^ "1992 route map".
- "Destinations list 1980".
- "1982 route map".
- "History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines". www.historyofpia.com.
- "2006 route map".
- "1981 route map".
- "1971 route map".
- "PIA's Central Asian routes". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
- "History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines". www.historyofpia.com.
- "PIA Starts New Flights to Fujairah". arynews.tv. 25 October 2021.
- "History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines". www.historyofpia.com.
- "PIA resumed flights from Lahore to Tashkent".
- Ali, Waqar (22 April 2020). "More than 600 Pakistanis in Australia want to return home but only one flight available". SBS News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "LIVE: Sindh govt indecisive on sealing 11 UCs in Karachi as national COVID-19 tally crosses 5,000". The Express Tribune. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
A special PIA flight left for South Africa with 300 passengers on board.
- "PIA special flight departs for Australia". ARY News. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.