Five PIA aircraft grounded in three weeks.

ISLAMABAD: Five aircraft of the national carrier Pakistan International have been grounded at various airports across the country due maintenance issues.

According to sources, an ATR turbo-prop aircraft was grounded at Turbat airport after developing faults, as a result PK-192 from Turbat to Gwadar and PK-504 from Gwadar to Karachi were cancelled.

Another ATR has been grounded in Sukkur due to technical faults.

In the past three weeks, five PIA aircraft have had to be grounded due to maintenance issues. Meanwhile, spokesman for the Pakistan International Airline has rejected these reports and claims all aircraft are functional with the exception of one Airbus A-310 which has been grounded for regular maintenance.