CAA issues notices to two airlines for flight delays, violating passenger rights

LAHORE: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority issued show-cause notices to two airlines for exceeding flight delays and violating passenger rights.

Following a string of lengthy flight delays and numerous cancellations that impacted hundreds of passengers, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority issued two airlines with show cause notices, CAA stated.

The airlines received show cause notices on January 2 and January 15, respectively, asking the operators to convince the director general of PCAA that such serious lapses would not happen again. The CAA warned airlines of regulatory measures such as financial penalties, license suspension or cancellation, and reducing the number of scheduled flights.

By failing to conduct flight operations on time and regularly, operators disregarded established regulatory standards, resulting in significant disruption, read the show-cause notices.