Rs 10 million fine: PIA files appeal in Supreme Court against CCP's order

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against Competition Commission Pakistan (CCP)'s order of imposing a fine of Rs 10 million on the national carrier for increasing Haj fares in 2008. The counsel of PIA Syed Ali Zafar said that PIA is only carrying out its duties as a national carrier and has been making losses for the last many years on Haj flights, and as such the imposition of a fine is unwarranted and illegal.
It is further submitted that the increase could not be attributed to PIA because it is a well-known fact that there was an unprecedented increase in crude oil prices during 2008, which had a corresponding effect on increasing airfares, as oil is the biggest cost for an airline.