PIA ATR Flights from Karachi Cancelled After Grounding of Karachi-based Lone Active ATR for Maintenance

[Abbas Ali]

According to news reports, one of currently only of two active ATR aircraft (ATR 42-500 registrations AP-BHH and AP-BHI) in PIA fleet has been grounded for maintenance checks/work.

The Karachi-based ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHI has been grounded at Karachi Airport for maintenance checks/work. It had arrived in Karachi at 4:41 PM as flight PK502 from Turbat on September 7. It's expected to resume flying from September 11.

PIA ATR flights from Karachi including flights between Karachi and Sukkur have been cancelled due to grounding of ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHI.


Source: flightradar24.com

The other currently active ATR in PIA fleet i.e. ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHH is based at Islamabad and in recent days performed flights on routes including:

Islamabad-Gilgit-Islamabad
Islamabad-Chitral-Islamabad
Islamabad-Multan-Islamabad
Islamabad-Sukkur-Islamabad

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhh

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

[Abbas Ali]

On September 11 & 12, PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHH performed flights on sectors including:

Islamabad-Gilgit
Islamabad-Sukkur
Sukkur-Karachi

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhh

PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHI apparently remains on the ground at Karachi Airport.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhi

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

On September 14, PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHH apparently performed flights on sectors including:

Islamabad-Gilgit
Islamabad-Multan

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhh

PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHI apparently remains on the ground at Karachi Airport.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhi

Abbas

[inducedrag]

AP-BHI is grounded due to damage because of :heavy landing can someone confirm that

[Abbas Ali]

On September 15, 16 & 17 PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHH apparently performed flights on sectors including:

Islamabad-Gilgit
Islamabad-Sukkur
Karachi-Sukkur
Islamabad-Turbat
Karachi-Gwadar

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhh

PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHI apparently remains on the ground at Karachi Airport.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bhi

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHI has returned to service. On September 19, AP-BHI departed from Karachi at 8:26 AM as flight PK501 to Turbat.


Source: flightradar24.com

Later, AP-BHI departed from Turbat at 10:31 AM as flight PK193 to Sharjah.


Source: flightradar24.com

On September 18, PIA ATR 42-500 aircraft registration AP-BHH apparently performed flights on sectors including:

Islamabad-Gilgit
Islamabad-Sukkur

Abbas