PIA to induct more planes

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KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Nasser N.S. Jaffer has said that four or five more planes are expected to the inducted into the national flag carrier’s fleet this year.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, he said the airline’s service had improved to a large extent with addition of 13 new planes and it was meeting all international standards.

“We have been punctual as far as the flight schedule is concerned for the past several months. We are fast regaining passengers’ confidence and apart from a better service onboard the ground service has also improved, lead to an increase in our customer base.”

He said the PIA was set to launch an e-ticketing system for the passengers.

“We have also adopted a zero tolerance policy against corruption to revive the airline and the services of a number of officials have been terminated after charges were proved against them,” he said.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2015

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