Strike shuts PIA operations

Published February 9, 2011
Employees of the flagship Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) chant slogans against the management at the airport in Karachi. - Photo by AFP
Employees of the flagship Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) chant slogans against the management at the airport in Karachi. - Photo by AFP
Employees of PIA scuffle with each other over the differences of a strike, at Karachi airport. ? Photo by AP
Employees of PIA scuffle with each other over the differences of a strike, at Karachi airport. ? Photo by AP
Employees scuffle with each other over differences, while on strike, at Karachi airport. ? Photo by AP
Employees scuffle with each other over differences, while on strike, at Karachi airport. ? Photo by AP
Employees chant slogans against the management. ? Photo by AFP
Employees chant slogans against the management. ? Photo by AFP
A passenger waits for transport to move into hotels after PIA cancelled their flight at Benazir airport in Islamabad. ? Photo by AP
A passenger waits for transport to move into hotels after PIA cancelled their flight at Benazir airport in Islamabad. ? Photo by AP
Passengers of PIA sit at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport during the airline's strike in Islamabad. ? Photo by AFP
Passengers of PIA sit at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport during the airline's strike in Islamabad. ? Photo by AFP
Travelers wait outside the International departure lounge of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. ? Photo by AFP
Travelers wait outside the International departure lounge of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. ? Photo by AFP
Pakistani passengers sit at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. ? Photo by AFP
Pakistani passengers sit at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. ? Photo by AFP
Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. ? Photo by AFP
Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. ? Photo by AFP
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard outside the International departure lounge of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. ? Photo by AFP
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard outside the International departure lounge of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. ? Photo by AFP

Ailing state carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cancelled flights to Britain and Turkey on February 8, 2011, affecting hundreds of passengers after staff went on strike, a spokesman said. Pilots, crew and kitchen staff are demanding that management reinstate five pilots suspended on disciplinary grounds and are protesting against a proposed code share agreement with Turkish Airlines. The move grounded two international and four domestic flights.

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