KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its flight operation from Europe using alternate resources as the first flight left from Paris left.
According to a statement, the first PIA flight from Paris using alternative resources carried 260 passengers. Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar said that they were taking every measure to resume PIA flight operations for Europe.
The Aviation Minister further announced that the reservations raised by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will be addressed soon.
Earlier in June, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency suspended PIA flight operations for Europe over safety concerns.
The EASA in a letter conveyed to the national flag carrier, said that they had suspended the Third Country Operator (TCO) Authorisation to PIA after it failed to comply with the proposed corrective action plans (CAPs).
It further quoted the Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar’s remarks at the floor of the National Assembly, where he said that 260 out of 860 pilots’ licenses issued by the Pakistani authorities and used by pilots operating for air operators certified in Pakistan are fraudulent.
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