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State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumes direct flights to Europe after EU lifts ban

  • Pakistan International Airlines has resumed direct flights to Paris after a four-year suspension due to a ban by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
  • The inaugural flight PK-749 took off from Islamabad carrying 330 passengers and 14 crew members, with high demand already reported.
  • Aviation Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif announced plans for PIA to expand operations to the United Kingdom and other European countries soon.
  • The ban was lifted following improvements in safety standards, which had caused a loss of nearly $150 million a year for PIA.
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A plane belonging to the airline PIA had a serious accident in 2020, killing 100 people. The flight ban imposed at the time has now expired. And the airline is once again attracting criticism.

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mettisglobal.news broke the news in on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
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