Pakistan International Airlines destinations
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| A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200ER at Heathrow Airport. (2010) |
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines and PIA is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline, with its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, operating scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 39 international destinations in 25 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.[1][2] Its main bases are Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi.
Pakistan International Airlines was set up on 11 March 1955, after Orient Airways merged with the government's proposed new airline. During the same year the airline opened its first international service, from Karachi to London Heathrow Airport via Cairo International Airport and Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Fiumicino, Italy, using three newly-acquired Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellations. The DC-3s continued operating the domestic services in Pakistan. In May 1956, PIA ordered two further Super Lockheed Constellations of the latest L-1049H version and five Vickers Viscount 815.In March 1960, PIA became the first Asian airline to use jet aircraft when Boeing 707 services were introduced[citation needed]. The aircraft were wet leased from Pan American and in 1961 services were begun to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
PIA currently operates to 24 domestic and 38 international destinations in 27 countries across Asia, Europe and North America as of July 2011.[3][4] This list shows airports that are served by PIA as part of its scheduled services. The list includes the city, country, the codes of the International Air Transport Association (IATA airport code) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO airport code), and the airport's name, with the airline's hubs, focus city and terminated routes marked.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Until 1971 Pakistan International Airlines had also served various places as domestic stations in former East Pakistan, these are not included in the list.[13][14]
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[edit] Reference
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 61. 2007-04-10.
- ^ PIA schedule
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Domestic Network
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am International Network
- ^ a b c d e f Destinations list 1998
- ^ a b Destinations list 1993
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y 1992 route map
- ^ a b Destinations list 1980
- ^ 1982 route map
- ^ 1990s Helicopter services in Pakistan
- ^ 1972 domestic route map
- ^ Destinations list 2004
- ^ a b c d 1962 route map
- ^ PIA Helicopter routes East Pakistan
- ^ a b 1958 route map
- ^ early 1970s route map
- ^ a b c d 1970 route map
- ^ a b c d e f g 2006 route map
- ^ a b c 1981 route map
- ^ Destinations list 1985
- ^ 1990s Helicopter services in Pakistan
- ^ PK to MED
- ^ PK 1978 routemap
- ^ PIA ad in Urdu language from 1971 showing Ankara service
- ^ PIA's Central Asian routes
- ^ Fujairah inaugural flight
- ^ Ras al Khaimah inaugural flight
- ^ Advertisement for Stansted launch
