ISLAMABAD, June 27: The federal cabinet on Wednesday rejected PIA’s proposal for raising Haj fare for this year by over 23 per cent and decided that no more than a 10 per cent increase would be allowed.
Some ministers proposed to consider for Haj operation other airlines which were ready to operate on the present fare. But the cabinet approved Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal’s proposal to raise the PIA fare by up to 10 per cent.