Palpa congratulates PIA

KARACHI: The Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association (Palpa) Friday congratulated the management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for launching its Premier Service.

Palpa President Captain Khalid Hamza said, “We highly appreciate this initiative as it will not only help in improving the national carrier's image, but also help recover the increasingly declining profits.”

He said this was a big step towards achieving the lost glory. “This may lead our airline to compete with the other first class service provider airlines.”

Palpa Vice President Captain Khalid Khan said that the PIA and its management deserved commendation on launching the Premier Service, which would prove as a turnaround for the national airline. “However, there still is a long way to go and many more milestones to cross which include some technical as well as facility upgrades,” he added.

It should be noted that the PIA launched its new luxury air service on the country's Independence Day. There would be six weekly premier service flights to London, three each from Islamabad and Lahore. Later, with addition of more aircraft, the service would be expanded to other destinations.