QUETTA, April 14: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will launch direct flights between Quetta and Gwadar from April 20. An announcement to this effect was made by Balochistan PIA general manager Asghar Mohyuddin Verdag at a press conference here on Saturday.

He said that in the first phase the Quetta-Gwadar flight would be available twice a week. He said that flights between Quetta and Turbat would also be started.

He said that ever since the Gwadar port was made operational, people had been making demands for direct flights from Quetta.

He said that despite shortage of aircrafts, the PIA management has decided to link Quetta with the new port city without any further delay.

He said that PIA was offering concession tickets on this route with the aim to provide maximum facilities to the people of Gwadar.

A PIA flight would come to Quetta via Karachi for Gwadar on every Friday while every

Monday the route of the flight would be Karachi-Gwadar-Quetta-Turbat and Karachi.

—Staff Correspondent

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