PIA Board of Directors in its 296th meeting held on July 7, endorsed various actions initiated by the Management to pursue its vision and mission to make PIA a world class airline.
Board was informed of recent customers' convenience and comfort initiatives launched inclusive of E-Ticketing/Web-Ticketing, Baggage Information & Delivery Service (BIDS); Standby Special fares; and free Ticket Home Delivery and other key programmes aimed at providing additional value to its passengers.
Board was also informed of the strategic plans for PIA's operational and financial restructuring to overcome its current financial constraints, arisen mainly due to sky-rocketing fuel prices.
Board, however, noted that PIA was consistently meeting other key performance indicators relating to the aviation industry namely, Yield, Market Share, Seat Factor, Number of Passengers, Aircraft Utilisation, Service Standards, and Share Value showing significant improvements.
The meeting chaired by Chairman PIA, Tariq Kirmani and was attended by Secretary General Finance, Nawid Ahsan, Director General Civil Aviation Authority, Air Marshal Pervez Akhtar Nawaz (retd), Additional Secretary Ministry of Defence, Major General Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry (Retd), Asad Ali Khan, M Hidayatullah Khan, Khaishgi, Syed Mohammad Fazal Agha, Javed Saifullah Khan and S Ali Raza.-PR