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Pakistan International Airlines

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Pakistan's national flag carrier connecting the world.

Founded

1955

Headquarters

Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is the national flag carrier of Pakistan, operating scheduled international and domestic services. Founded in 1955, the airline has grown to serve destinations across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America, playing a central role in Pakistan's civil aviation sector. PIA is majority owned by the Pakistani government and operates out of its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Over the decades, the airline has faced significant financial challenges, operational restructuring efforts, and periods of international scrutiny, including temporary bans from certain airspaces. Despite its difficulties, PIA remains an important cultural and economic institution in Pakistan, connecting millions of passengers to the Pakistani diaspora abroad and facilitating trade and tourism links with the rest of the world.

Hubs & network

PIA's primary hub is Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, with secondary hubs at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and Islamabad International Airport.

Fleet

PIA operates a mixed fleet that has included Boeing 777, Boeing 737, and ATR 42/72 turboprop aircraft for domestic and international routes.

Notable facts

›PIA was the first Asian airline to operate a jet aircraft, introducing the Boeing 707 in 1960.
›The airline was placed under a flight ban by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in 2020 following concerns about pilot licensing irregularities.
›PIA has been subject to multiple privatization attempts and restructuring programs by the Pakistani government.
›The airline briefly operated routes to New York and other transatlantic destinations during its earlier years.
›PIA is a founding member of no major global airline alliance, operating independently.

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Primary hubs

Islamabad International AirportISB · 30 rts Jinnah International AirportKHI · 29 rts Allama Iqbal International AirportLHE · 28 rts Bacha Khan International AirportPEW · 14 rts Sharjah International AirportSHJ · 8 rts Quetta International AirportUET · 8 rts

Route network map (242 legs)

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Route network

AUH → ISB310

AUH → KHI310 73H

AUH → LHE310 73H

AUH → PEW310

AUH → RYK737

BAH → LHE73H 737

BCN → ISB310

BCN → LHE310

BHV → ISBATR

BHV → KHIATR 737

BHV → LHEATR

BHX → ISB777

BOM → KHI737 320

CDG → ISB777

CDG → LHE777

CDG → MXP777

CJL → ISBATR

CJL → PEWATR

CPH → LHE777

CPH → OSL777

DAC → KHI777 320 73H

DBA → KHIATR

DEA → KHI737 ATR

DEA → SHJ737

DEL → KHI73H

DEL → LHE73H

DMM → ISB310

DMM → KHI310 737

DMM → LHE310

DMM → SKT310

DOH → BAH73H

DOH → PEW310

DSK → PEWATR

DSK → PZHATR

DXB → ISB310

DXB → KHI73H 737

DXB → LHE73H

GIL → ISBATR

GWD → KHIATR

GWD → MCTATR

GWD → TUKATR

ISB → AUH310

ISB → BCN310

ISB → BHVATR

ISB → BHX777

ISB → CDG777

ISB → CJLATR

ISB → CPH777

ISB → DMM310

ISB → DXB310

ISB → GILATR

ISB → JED777

ISB → KBLATR

ISB → KDUATR

ISB → KHI777 320 310 73H

ISB → LBA310

ISB → LHEATR 310 737

ISB → LHR777

ISB → MAN777

ISB → MCT310

ISB → MED310

ISB → MUXATR

ISB → MXP777

ISB → PEK310

ISB → PEW310 ATR

ISB → RUH777 310

ISB → SHJ310

ISB → SKT310

ISB → SKZATR

ISB → UET310

ISB → YYZ777

JED → ISB777

JED → KHI777 310

JED → LHE777 310

JED → MUX310

JED → PEW777

JED → SKT777

JFK → LHE777

KBL → ISBATR

KBL → PEWATR

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Airbus A31093 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-60074 routes Boeing 77756 routes Boeing 73750 routes 73H39 routes Airbus A32020 routes

Encyclopaedia

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is the national flag carrier of Pakistan. With its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the airline also operates from its secondary hubs at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and at Islamabad International Airport. Until its privatization in 2025, the airline was managed and operated as a state-owned enterprise under the Aviation Division of the federal Government of Pakistan.

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