PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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PIA is planning to start twice-a-week flights between Zhob and Karachi from May 18 with ATR turboprop aircraft.

Flights to be operated every Tuesday and Friday.

Route: Karachi to Zhob
Flight Number: PK528
Day of Operation: Tuesday, Friday
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-500
Departure from Karachi: 7:30 AM
Arrival in Zhob: 9:30 AM
Flight Duration: Two hours

Route: Zhob to Karachi
Flight Number: PK529
Day of Operation: Tuesday, Friday
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-500
Departure from Zhob: 10:00 AM
Arrival in Karachi: 12:00 PM
Flight Duration: Two hours

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Re: PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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PIA ATR flights for Zhob were suspended in 2018.

At that time the airline was operating:

Twice-a-week flights between Islamabad and Zhob with ATR 42-500.

Once-a-week flight between Karachi and Zhob with ATR 42-500.

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Re: PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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Its great to see PIA adding many domestic routes, these routes are well needed to connect people all over the country.
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Re: PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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Today, PIA resumed operating flights for Zhob.

The airline's ATR 42-500 registration AP-BHH departed from Karachi at 7:25 AM as flight PK528 to Zhob. The flight was scheduled to depart at 7:30 AM.

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Source: karachiairport.com.pk

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Source: flightradar24.com

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Re: PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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May 18, arrival of PIA ATR 42-500 registration AP-BHH flight PK528 from Karachi at Zhob Airport.

PIA resumed Zhob flights after a gap of three years.

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Re: PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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PIA employees with check-in counters for flight PK528 to Zhob photographed at Karachi Airport.

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Photo of aircraft crew taken at Zhob Airport.

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Re: PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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Great to see PIA entering more regional routes! All the best to them. Where is the social distancing and masks? not good!
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Re: PIA Planning to Start Flights Between Zhob and Karachi

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May 18 PIA 48-seat ATR 42-500 aircraft Karachi to Zhob flight PK528 carried 36 passengers.

May 18 PIA 48-seat ATR 42-500 aircraft Zhob to Karachi flight PK529 carried 41 passengers.

Connecting flights to Gulf States will be available at Karachi Airport to travelers from Zhob.

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