The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft engineers’ have extended its strike as they are continuously protesting for two days. Dozens of PIA flights in Karachi faced delays on Tuesday. Several Passengers waited for hours at the airport for their flights.
A conflict between Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) management and its engineers has almost halted flight operations, as engineers refused to provide safety approvals. Several travelers were stuck at major airports after engineers grounded multiple planes.
Reports indicated that the protest has interfered with the flight schedule of PIA and resulted in a lot of delays as well as cancellations. Since Monday, 8 p.m. onwards, no international flights of PIA have gone, and a large number of domestic and outgoing flights have been postponed and cancelled since then.
The sources in the Society of Aircraft Engineers of Pakistan (SAEP) confirmed that the PIA management has begun disciplinary measures against the involved engineers.
They indicated that six plane engineers based at Peshawar airport have been relocated to Karachi. The media helped to establish that the engineers are not striking; they are reporting to work and only clearing planes that they deem safe to fly.
It was reported that the engineers are not clearing any plane they feel is not safe to fly. They alleged that the PIA management is pressuring and intimidating for approvals.
PIA had engaged engineers of a private firm as part of the backup plan, although, as to their capacity, they could clear only two flights, according to the SAEP sources.
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Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) flight has arrived in Manchester from Islamabad, marking the first flight after a five-year suspension of services.
According to a PIA spokesperson, a Boeing 777 aircraft departed from Islamabad and landed at Manchester Airport at 5 p.m. local time after a nonstop five-hour journey. The flight was warmly received by a large number of Pakistanis at the airport, who chanted “Pakistan Zindabad” upon its arrival.
