Negotiations between PIA, Palpa to be held today in Islamabad

Dunya News

Tiff between PIA and Palpa has entered fourth day and has led to the cancellation of 62 flights.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Negotiations between Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Airlines Pilots Association (Palpa) will be held today (Sunday).

Tiff between PIA and Palpa has entered fourth day and has led to the cancellation of atleast 62 scheduled flights causing immense problems for the passengers.

The row started after the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority suspended the licences of two pilots for one and two years respectively for "unlawfully operating flight without permission.”

Palpa President Amir Hashmi has said that talks will be held on the demand however breakthrough will be made in case when guarantee will be given for the approval of demands.

On the other hand, raise in fare prices by private airline have further increased the troubles of passengers.

Besides this PIA continues to face loss of millions of rupees due to the accommodation of passengers in hotels.