The Government of Pakistan is trying to increase the number of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) international flights to facilitate thousands of Pakistani citizens who are stranded abroad as foreign airlines cancel their flights.
A report by ARY News said that the government is trying to get PIA to use bigger airbus planes and increase its flights. “The government is mulling to convey directions regarding an increase in flights and use of big aircraft to the PIA aimed at facilitating the stranded Pakistanis,” it revealed.
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