In June 2020, a month after one of its Airbus A320 planes crashed into a Karachi neighborhood, killing around 100 people, the indebted flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was prohibited from operating to the US, the UK, and the EU. After determining that aviation safety standards were “satisfactory and in line with international norms,” Britain removed restrictions on Pakistani carriers in July.
Khawaja Asif, Pakistan’s defense minister, stated during a ceremony held Saturday at Islamabad International Airport that the start of flights to Britain was a significant step in reestablishing PIA’s reputation. He continued by saying that Pakistani authorities have updated pilot training, license, aircraft maintenance, and safety procedures to comply with international standards in the years after the British ban.
In addition to the twice-weekly service between Islamabad and Manchester, PIA intends to run flights to Birmingham and London. In November 2024, the European Aviation Safety Agency removed its own ban on PIA, enabling the airline to start operating flights to Paris again in January.
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