Summary PTI Senator Faisal Javed said it was his right to ask questions about PIA as a member of committee.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The leaders of PML-N and PTI exchanged harsh words while discussing the performance of national airline during a meeting of Senate’s committee on aviation.
According to Dunya News sources, PML-N Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan and PTI leader Faisal Javed exchanged harsh words when latter asked about the performance of PIA in previous governments.
To this, PML-N leader raged and said this is not the way to talk adding that he has to listen to such comments every time he comes in the meeting.
PTI Senator Faisal Javed said it was his right to ask questions about PIA as a member of committee.
Senator Noman Wazeer said you should talk politely he has just put a question.
Senator Faisal Javed questioned where PIA was during PML-N regime and where it was now. To this Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan replied get details about it and check. He said we would talk if you completed 5 years tenure but we can’t allow running of agenda with your will.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) earlier claimed that it has come out of losses at the operational level after quite a long time as its revenues slightly exceeded the operating cost in the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
“PIA has achieved breakeven at the operational level,” Adviser to PIA CEO Air Vice Marshal Noor Abbas told media. “It, however, may take three to four years to report a net profit.”
The state-owned airline’s revenue surged to an average of Rs8-8.5 billion a month in the January-March 2019 quarter compared to around Rs7 billion a month in the same period of last year. “The operating cost was slightly lower than the monthly revenue or was almost equal,” he said.
The adviser said a notable improvement in financial management came after the seat occupancy rate per flight increased to around 90% in the period under review compared to less than 70% in the corresponding period of previous year.
