Pakistan International Airline (PIA)'s first flight for Iranian city Zahidan will take off from here today (Saturday). The inaugural ceremony in this connection is being held at CIP lounge, PIA on the same day, which will be attended by the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan and relevant senior Pakistani officials.
Talking to APP here on Friday, District Manager PIA, Hakim Shah Kakar said that PIA would operate twice weekly flights every Wednesday and Saturday to Zahidan from Karachi and Quetta. He noted that the flight fulfilled the long-standing demand of people from both countries.
He further said that PIA is striving hard to increase revenue, adding that the airline has improved its market share by enhancing frequencies on routes like Dubai, Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur. "It is a positive beginning towards the destination of PIA, he said and added it would be conducive to the traders and businessmen community to save their time besides boosting their business by using the facility being provided by the PIA.