PIA slashes international fares

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:54 pm

LAHORE: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has slashed fare from 5 percent to 32 percent on its international destinations around the globe. The reduced fare would be effective from today (Thursday ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ February 16, 2006). The national flag carrier had reduced 10 percent international fare on January 23, 2006. The reduced fare would be effective till May 31, 2006. PIA would charge Rs 68,200 instead of Rs 99,350 on return Economy Class ticket for Toronto. The reduced fare for the Economy Class ticket for New York, Chicago and Houston would be Rs 68,200 instead of Rs 75,000. PIA would charge Rs 45,460 instead of Rs 47,730 on Economy Class ticket for its destinations in Europe including Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. Spokesman for the national flag carrier Athar Hassan Awan said that the management was following aggressive marketing policy to expand its customer base. He said that efforts were on to facilitate the passengers.

Source: The News

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:25 pm

99K+ for toronto? last i remember it was around 88K...wasnt it ?

AP-BGL · Post by **AP-BGL** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:12 pm

AirBlue wrote:99K+ for toronto? last i remember it was around 88K...wasnt it ?

Just two days before a friend of mine bought his ticket for YYZ on Etihad, he said PIA was much expensive on this route than anyother airline. The price he was being offered was same as stated above. Etihad has offered him around Rs. 68000/-

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:16 pm

yara PIA will be expensive cuz they give u a direct flight to pakistan....as in u dont have to worry about ur lugguage and that u dont have to change planes

AP-BGL · Post by **AP-BGL** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:16 am

I see but now you can see it is almost as equal to Etihad and other carriers.

AP-BGL · Post by **AP-BGL** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:17 am

I see but now you can see it is almost as equal to Etihad and other carriers.

You travelled so many times on this sector... How is the pax load/frequency on PIA flights?

piyya · Post by **piyya** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:27 am

PIA will always be successful at Toronto leg whether it's expensive or not............It offers the fastest service back to Pakistan. That's the key.

PIA planes are always full and no one can argue that any other carrier can even compete or even come come closer to them unless Air Canada starts direct KHI service in competition?

AirBlue · Post by **AirBlue** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:27 am

80%+ times ive flown...it has been loaded about 95%.....

smarties · Post by **smarties** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:00 pm

PIAs business class fares have increased. Today i was finding about business class fares to London for my sister in May and they quoted Rs 1,2950, and children 79,000 Last year she paid about Rs 85,000 for PIA business class. Emirates is surpringly less at 98,000, and 77,000 for children, she is taking EK up on that fare.

I'm surprised that PIA is the most expensive to London.

behramjee · Post by **behramjee** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:00 pm

From YYZ, PIA have reduced by $ 100 their ISB and LHE fares where as KHI remains the same as it was.

However now if u fly PIA J class YYZ-PAK-YYZ u can get a free J class tkt PAK-DXB-PAK on the side till May 14th.

Also if u fly PIA YYZ-PAK-YYZ, you can onwards to DEL-BOM-DAC-CMB-KTM for only $ 125 more round trip.