Slamming the Pakistan Internation Airlines (PIA) for its irresponsible attitude and maladministration, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that the PIA se
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Pakistan s Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan has said that the PIA officials will appear before a court in the United Kingdom on January 22 and a Malaysian court on January 24 after failing to pay the lease of an aircraft on time due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Slamming the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for its irresponsible attitude and maladministration , the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that the PIA seemed to be unaware of international civil aviation leasing laws .
Citing sources, Geo News reported that the CAA has expressed its displeasure with PIA s irresponsible attitude and maladministration as it seems to be unaware of international civil aviation leasing laws .
Slamming the Pakistan Internation Airlines (PIA) for its irresponsible attitude and maladministration , the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that the PIA seemed to be unaware of international civil aviation leasing laws . Citing sources, Geo News reported that the CAA has expressed its displeasure with PIA s irresponsible attitude and maladministration as it seems to be unaware of international civil aviation leasing laws . When PIA knew that Boeing-777 was involved in a court case, why did it allow the aircraft to fly abroad? the CAA asked. Was not PIA aware of the fact that violating international civil aviation laws will embarrass the country? it added.
Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan addresses a press conference in Rawalpindi on Saturday. PID
ISLAMABAD: A day after a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impounded by Malaysian authorities due to a British court case over the aircraft’s $14 million lease dispute, Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said on Saturday that the national carrier did not pay the lease due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Talking to reporters in Chak Beli Khan, the aviation minister said that PIA got two aircraft on lease in 2015 but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the airline failed to pay the dues last year.
He said that a case was pending in a United Kingdom’s court and the airline was contesting the case in the UK but there had been no ruling in it yet.