Saturday, November 29, 2008

Pakistan International Airlines


Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu) is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. It is the 31st largest airline in Asia, operating scheduled services to 35 international destinations throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America, as well as an extensive domestic network linking 23 destinations. Its main bases are Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore and the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad/Rawalpindi. The airline's secondary bases include Peshawar International Airport, Faisalabad International Airport, Quetta International Airport and Multan International Airport, from which it connects the metropolitan cities with the main bases, the Middle East and the Far East. The airline is owned by the Government of Pakistan (87%) and other shareholders (13%). It employed 18,043 employees as of May 2008.
Website: http://www.piac.com.pk/

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