ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has withdrawn the special permission to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate in United Kingdom and North America amid coronavirus outbreak.
In this regard, the national carrier on its Twitter said, “In view of keeping the health and safety of the citizens into consideration, PIA is cancelling the planned special flights to Toronto, London, Manchester and Birmingham scheduled for Friday and Saturday.”
PIA further said, “PIA regrets the inconvenience caused to the passengers, however, would like to assure that passengers safety and health is always the foremost important element for the airline.”
PIA maintained, “The changing dynamics may be regretful but the pandemic is forcing authorities and governments globally to continuously review their strategies to fight this challenge and get maximum protection.”
On March 25, PIA decided to operate four special international flights for UK and Canada as international operations remain suspended from the country amid coronavirus outbreak.
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