PALPA, govt talks end after 5 hours, deadlock persists
2nd round of talks to be held tomorrow, Civil Aviation spokesperson hopes for breakthrough tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – 5-hour long negotiations between the government and Pakistan Air Line Pilots Association (PALPA) on Sunday ended without a breakthrough and the deadlock persists. Spokesperson of Civil Aviation says talks were successful today and there is breakthrough expected tomorrow, reported Dunya News.
Talking to media after the talks, President PALPA Aamir Hashmi said that one pilot works for 2 pilots and the pilots are not even trained for long flights. He said that PALPA talked only on working agreement. He said that future roadmap will be announced if the government doesn’t agree to demands.
On the other hand, Civil Aviation spokesperson Sher Ali Khan said that the talks with PALPA were successful. “PALPA understood our opinion; a breakthrough is expected tomorrow”, said Khan. He said that the government wants to resolve the crisis in a fair manner.