KARACHI: The meeting of the European Safety Agency (ESA) safety board was convened in May this year, while the chances of lifting the ban on PIA flights are bright.
According to sources, the future of PIA will be decided in the safety revenue board meeting of IASA in the context of the ban on Pakistani aircraft including PIA in Europe and UK, in which the ban on PIA flights will be lifted. The prospects are largely bright.
According to the sources, CAA gave its audit observations while answering the questions of IASA, IASA also asked PIA for documents related to its observations related to engineering, flight services, flight operations. Submit the above documents.
IASA will present its final report to the IASA Safety Board in May, and the European Safety Agency PIA and Civil Aviation audit report will be included in the safety board’s agenda.
It should be noted that the European Safety Agency had audited the Civil Aviation Authority and PIA on November 26, 2023. Other important areas were assessed.
Sources further say that since July 2020, all Pakistani airlines, including PIA, have been banned from flying to Europe and the United Kingdom. Due to the ban on flights to European countries and the United Kingdom, PIA has lost more than 100 billion rupees.
