LAHORE, Oct 22 (NNI): Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) flight operation has again came to a complete halt after the Pakistan State Oil’s (PSO) refusal to supply fuel to it because of the former’s failure to make the payment.
Under the agreement, the PSO had promised to the airline that it would supply fuel to it in lieu of Rs100 million per day.
However, the airline could not make the payment as the banking circle was closed following which the PSO stopped the supply of fuel.
However, PIA’s management was trying to get in touch with the PSO officials for the resumption of fuel supply till last reports came in.
On the other hand, spokesman for the national flag carrier has expressed the hope that the flights operation will resume in the evening.
Earlier on Sunday, it was reported that as many as 25 PIA’s domestic flights were cancelled.
As many as 16 flights of the airline heading to different destinations from Karachi could not take off.
Similarly, Islamabad-Karachi flights, PK 300, PK 308, PK 340, PK 301 and PK 369 also had to be cancelled.
Two Lahore-Karachi flights PK 303 and PK 307 failed to take off either.
Likewise, three flights, heading from Karachi to Lahore, PK 302, PK 304 and PK 306 which were to leave today also had to be cancelled.
Moreover, six flights of the national flag carrier from Karachi to Gwadar, Bahawalpur and Faisalabad and vice versa had to be cancelled as well.
One flight from Sialkot to Muscat and another from Muscat to Sialkot could not depart either.
Four flights heading from Lahore and Islamabad to Quetta and vice versa were cancelled too.
Similarly, two PIA flights from Islamabad to Jeddah and vice versa and one flight PK 288 which was to leave Doha for Islamabad was also cancelled. NNI
