On May 22, 2020, a PIA Airbus A320 aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Lahore to Karachi when the plane crashed into a crowded residential area near its destination. Of the 99 people on board, 97 lost their lives, while two survived with injuries. The crash also injured eight people on the ground, one of whom later died.

After a long-awaited resumption of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights to Europe, the national flag carrier took to the skies of Europe once again, with its first flight to Paris touching down at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Friday.

According to PIA, the airline will operate two direct flights to Paris on a weekly basis.

ISLAMABAD: The first direct flight from Islamabad to Paris took off on Friday as the Pakistan International Airlines resumed its long-awaited flights to Europe in more than four years, marking

Pakistan’s national flag carrier on Friday resumed its operations in Europe with the maiden flight to Paris, ending a more than four-year ban by the European Union’s aviation agency over safety standards.

A spokesperson for PIA said the ad, which has more than 21.2 million views on X, was only ever meant to celebrate that the airline was resuming flights to Europe. View on euronews

Weeks after Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed its Europe operations following the lifting of a four-year ban, the national carrier achieved another milestone as its inaugural flight landed at the newly-built Gwadar International Airport.

PM Shehbaz Sharif lauded the resumption of PIA flights to Europe, the opening of the Pak-Iran border crossing at Panjgur, and efforts to restore peace and economic stability across Pakistan.

Becomes the only carrier to offer a direct route to and from the European Union; PM congratulates nation on flight's successful departure.

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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed flights to Europe after a 4.5-year ban. The first flight, PK749, departed from Islamabad to Paris, marking a milestone for the national carrier. The resumption is expected to benefit overseas Pakistanis and restore PIA’s reputation globally.

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