Earlier, Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif in March, and Minister of State for Finance Ali Pervez Malik in June had claimed that PIA flights to the UK would be restored soon
Dr. Akhtar Gulfam Director News Dawn TV + Editor-in-chief Daily Dawn
LONDON: Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority has faced criticism during talks to resume PIA flights in the UK and Europe, saying that Pakistani officials were quick to resume flights before a final decision was made. Announcing the recovery.
The British and European Civil Aviation Authority is currently reviewing the resumption of PIA flights and in this regard, they have requested documents from Pakistan’s Ministry of Aviation regarding the fulfillment of various conditions.
According to the Pakistani authorities, regular meetings are being held with the Civil Aviation Authority of Great Britain regarding the progress on this issue and the British authorities are satisfied with most of the issues, however, in the meeting held last week, they expressed this with the Pakistani authorities. Disappointed that Pakistani officials are issuing statements regarding the resumption of flights even though they are still finalizing the matter.
The Pakistani authorities are in constant touch with the relevant officials, especially in Europe, the UK, Canada, and the US, and are taking several important policy decisions to fulfill the conditions imposed by them.
British officials have objected to premature statements by Pakistani officials about the resumption of flights.
In this regard, the current foreign minister and former finance minister Ishaq Dar had first said that the PIA flights would be suspended in August 2022 after talks with the European and British Civil Aviation Authority shortly after forming the coalition PDM government. I will recover.
In March this year, Federal Minister for Aviation and Defense Khawaja Muhammad Asif also claimed that PIA flights to the UK would be restored soon.
Apart from this, in June, Minister of State for Finance Ali Pervaiz Malik while addressing the National Assembly said that these flights will be restored in two to three months.
However, last week, when Pakistani civil aviation officials participated in an online meeting about this, British officials objected to Pakistani ministers and other officials not making public announcements about the resumption of flights. Because one, the final decision about this has not been taken yet, and second, this announcement is the prerogative of Great Britain and not Pakistan.
