Summary PK-502 from Karachi to Peshawar has been delayed until after noon
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Tiff between Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Airlines Pilots Association (Palpa) continues on third day as another three flights have been cancelled while one was delayed.
The three-day long strike has cost the national airlines crores of rupees. Special Assistant to Prime Minister (PM) on Aviation, Shujaat Azeem has summoned both PIA and Palpa representatives in light of the ongoing unresolved issues.
All three which have been cancelled were inter-country flights from Karachi. Sources said that the flights were supposed to depart for Faisalabad, Multan and Lahore.
On the other hand, a flight which was supposed to take off for Peshawar from Karachi, PK-502 was delayed. The flight will take off at around 2:50pm instead of 11:30am.
Earlier, PIA Chairman Nasir Jaffar had appealed to Palpa to end strike. He said that their disagreements should not make passengers distressed as door for negotiations are always open.
Talking to a press conference on Friday, Nasir Jaffar said that current crisis is causing trouble to passengers.He said that the President of Palpa is misleading the public. He said that he had floated the idea of negotiations. He apologized for the inconvenience that public has to face.
It is pertinent to mention here that ongoing dispute between PIA and Palpa has led to cancellation of as many as eleven flights on Friday, causing immense problems for the passengers.
The clash rose when Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revoked licenses of two pilots. The act prompted Palpa to announce non-cooperation with the administration.
