Pakistan Aviation Sector
Aviation Division Government of Pakistan
If we are discussing the Aviation Sector of Pakistan it's very important to talk about the Aviation Division Government of Pakistan. The Aviation Division makes strategies, policies, and oversight of all matters related to Civil Aviation. The Development of civil Air Transport is important for the economic development of any country the Aviation Division had been working under the Ministry of Defense as a wing until it was separated and created a new division under the cabinet Secretariat in June 2013 the vision of Aviation Division is to promote and regulate Civil Aviation activities and develop infrastructure.
According to the Rules of Business, 1973 the functions Allocated to the Aviation division are as below
- Aircraft and air navigation the administration of the
Civil Aviation Ordinance 1960
- Development of Civil aviation in Pakistan
- Provision of aerodromes
- Airports Development Agency
- Regulation, Organization, and safety of air traffic and
aerodromes.
- Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited
(PIACL)
- Air service agreements with other countries
Organizations working
under Aviation Division
The functions which
are not done by the aviation division are carried out by attached Departments
and autonomous bodies/ organizations these areas below
- Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited(
Public Company Limited)
- Civil Aviation Authority( Authority)
- Airport Security force (Attached Department)
- Pakistan Metrological Department ( Attached Department
)
History of Pakistan International Airlines
On 29 October 1946,
PIA was founded as Orient Airway and it was initially based in Calcutta in
British India before the independence of Pakistan. The Orient Airway was
Nationalized After 1947 to form the Pakistan Airlines Corporation the Pakistan
International airline was based on a fleet of three L- 1049C super
Condtellation, two Convair CV- 2040s, 11 DC-3 aircraft. The new airline
commenced international services to Landon, Cairo and Rome Pakistan
International Airline became the first Asian airline to Operate jet aircraft
with the introduction of the Boeing 707 into commercial services on 7 March
1960 and later in 1964 became the first non-communist airline to fly to china
it also played an important role in the establishment of emirates airline in
1985 one more fact about PIA is in 2005 it competed the world longest
commercial flight it was non stop flight completed in more than 22 hours by
commercial airline Pakistan International Airline is Pakistan largest airline
and operates a fleet of 29 aircraft PIA operates nearly 100 flights daily
servicing 18 domestic destinations and 25 international destinations across
Asia Europe, East
and North America
Pakistan international airlines also owns Roosevelt Hotel in new york city and
Sofitel Paris scribe Hotel I Paris PIA operated a frequent flier program, PIA
Awards + and has several codeshares and interline agreements it is not part of any
alliance.
The Pakistan
international airlines serve as the national flag carrier of Pakistan under the
Administrative control of the secretary to the Government of Pakistan for
Aviation. Karachi International Airport is the hub of Pakistan International Airlines
and the Islamabad International Airport and Allama Iqbal International Airport
in Lahore are the Secondary Hub of Pakistan International Airlines the
Subsidiaries of Pakistan international airlines are Roosevelt Hotel was a
historic hotel located at 45 east 45 street in Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan,
New york city the Roosevelt opened on 22 September 1924. And other is Sofitel
Paris Scribe Hotel in Paris same followed by Skyrooms PTV limited And PIA
Investment. The Pakistan international airlines fleet size is 29 and its
destinations are 56 the parent company is Aviation Division and GOP it trades
as PSX: PIAA the headquarter of Pakistan international Airline is in Karachi
Pakistan named as Jinnah International Airport if we discuss about the revenue
of Pakistan international airlines it is about Rs 94.989 billion which is
around 590 million in US dollars in 2019 to 2020 and the operating income of
Pakistan international airline is around Rs 680 million which is around 4.2
million in US Dollars in 2019 to 2020 the net income of Pakistan international
airlines is Rs 34.643 billion and around 220 million in US Dollars now coming
towards workers of Pakistan international airlines around 10,500 employees are
working in Pakistan international airlines in 2021.
Destinations Of
Pakistan International Airlines
PIA serves 19 Domestic and 24 international
destinations in 16 different counters Across
- Asia
- Middle East
- Europe
- North America
- Jeddah
- Madina
- Riyadh
- Dammam
- Dubai
- Tokyo
- Kuala Lumpur
- Barcelona
- Milan
These are some of the
major cities for Airlines flights from
- Islamabad
- Karachi
- Peshawar
- Multan
- Sialkot
- Faisalabad
Pakistan International
Airlines also with interline agreements and codeshare partner airlines offers
several choices of travel in 102 international destinations in 40 countries all
around the world with connection with different flights the PIA has codeshare
agreements with some airlines which are china southern airlines, Etihad
Airways, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines. And PIA also has some interline
Agreements with some airlines which are Air Canada, Air China, Air France, All
Nippon Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Malinda Air, Scandinavian airlines,
SriLankan Airlines, Awiss international Airlines, West jet.
Aircrafts in the PIA
fleet
- Airbus A310 -300
- Airbus A321-200
- Airbus A300-300
- Boeing 707 – 320C
- Boing 720B
- Boing737-300
- Boing 737-800
- B747- 200B
- Boing 747-300
- Convair CV-240
- Hiller UH-12E4
- Hawker Siddeley Trident !E
- Etc
PIA Ticket Price
The price of the
economy clad of PIA flight flying between national and international
destinations are as below
- Karachi-Lahore
PKR 6,950
- Karachi –Islamabad
PKR 6,950
- Karachi –Peshawar
PKR 6,950
- Karachi – Dubai
PKR 51,000
- Lahore – Dubai
PKR 36,000
- Islamabad – Jeddah
47,000
Services
- Cabin
- Catering
- PIA premier service s
- In-flight Magazine
- In-flight Entertainment
- In-flight internet
- Frequent flyer program
- Precision Engineering Complex
- Ground handling
Special services
- State official transportation
- Charter services
- Hajj and Umrah Operations
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