Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has lost Rs500 million due to the ongoing strike by its employees.
A spokesperson for the PIA said that passengers apprehensive of flight delays were not purchasing tickets of the national flag carrier.
Expenditures of PIA were increasing day by day and it had to face losses due to shattered confidence on the part of the passengers, the spokesperson said, adding that travel agents were also advising passengers to buy tickets of other airlines to avoid any inconvenience.
The spokesperson added that the employees have threatened to close operations if their demands were not met.
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