CAA suspends licenses of 34 PIA pilots

KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) suspends licenses of 34 more pilots of the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) for holding fake degrees.

The notification issued by CAA, The licenses will remain suspended till the inquiry against the piilots has not been completed.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) bars Pakistan Internation Airline (PIA) to be operational in member states.

Read More: EASA Bans PIA in Europe for Six Months

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded 150 pilots after it was revealed that 150 of its pilots held suspicious or fake licenses according to the company’s spokesperson.

This revelation came after the Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said that there were 262 pilots in Pakistan having suspicious flying licenses who should be grounded immediately.

According to the Minister of Aviation many of these pilots have managed to get licenses but did not appear in any paper so the government has decided to issue them notices making sure that they cannot fly until investigated.

Read More: PIA grounds 150 pilots for processing suspicious or fake licenses

PIA reduced fares for domestic flights

PIA offers an exclusive discount for those who are travelling with hand carry only. Now fly between Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad in just Rs.9,572

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