PIA resumes weekly flights to Beijing
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PIA will operate one weekly flight on the Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad route every Sunday
BEIJING (APP) – Pakistan’s national airlines, PIA, resumed weekly passenger flights to the Chinese capital as first plane landed at the international airport here on Sunday afternoon.
Pakistan International Airlines will operate one weekly flight on the Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad route every Sunday with departure from Beijing at 21:15, PIA Country Manager, Bilal Afzal said.
He said that now passengers travelling by PIA could fly to 16 cities of China via Beijing in partnership with Air China.
These Chinese cities include Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Changchun, Hangzhou, Harbin etc., he told APP.
Bilal said that 200 passengers boarded the return flight which left Beijing for Islamabad at 21:22.
About discount, he said that PIA offers a 20 percent discount for students with free baggage of 80 kg for economy class and 100 kg for executive class.
The one-way fare from Beijing to Islamabad is 3814 RMB and the return ticket will cost 5685 RMB. Passengers can avail further discounts if tickets are purchased online.
Meanwhile, Pakistanis especially businessmen and students living in China, have expressed pleasure over the resumption of PIA flights.
Talking to APP, Ali Imran, a Pakistani educationist said that the discounted fare would greatly facilitate Pakistani professionals and students to meet their families more frequently.
He also expressed his happiness on the increase in baggage allowance.
