PIA to operate two flights to Kyrgyzstan to bring back stranded Pakistanis

Published June 15, 2020
Flight operations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan has remained suspended for the past year. — AFP/File
Flight operations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan has remained suspended for the past year. — AFP/File

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan International Airlines will operate two special flights on June 17 (Wednesday) to bring back Pakistanis stranded in Kyrgyzstan because of the restrictions caused by coronavirus.

PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez told Dawn on Sunday that the flight operation between Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan had remained suspended for the last five years, but the national flag carrier would operate two special relief flights — PK-9251 and PK-9252 — on the directive of Prime Minister Imran Khan to bring back Pakistanis stranded in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

Published in Dawn, June 15th, 2020

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