Pakistan International Airlines | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 17/12/2018

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Pakistan International Airlines


00:01:48 1 History
00:01:57 1.1 Pre-independence
00:03:09 1.2 Post-independence
00:04:17 1.2.1 1960s
00:06:10 1.2.2 1970s
00:08:04 1.2.3 1980s
00:09:38 1.2.4 1990s
00:12:14 1.2.5 2000s
00:16:31 1.2.6 2010s
00:18:48 2 Corporate management
00:18:57 2.1 Structure
00:19:52 2.2 Privatization
00:21:24 2.3 Financial performance
00:24:13 3 Destinations
00:24:43 3.1 Codeshare agreements
00:25:01 3.2 Interline agreements
00:25:30 4 Fleet
00:25:53 4.1 Livery
00:30:59 4.2 Former fleet
00:31:07 5 Services
00:31:16 5.1 Cabin
00:32:05 5.2 Catering
00:32:41 5.3 PIA Premier service
00:33:13 5.4 In-flight magazine
00:33:36 5.5 In-flight Intranet
00:34:01 5.6 Frequent Flyer Program
00:34:37 6 Cargo operations
00:36:14 7 Corporate sponsorship
00:39:04 8 Charter and special services
00:39:14 8.1 Charter services
00:39:50 8.2 Hajj and Umrah operations
00:40:30 8.3 State officials transportation
00:41:44 9 Accidents and incidents
00:49:59 10 See also



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Pakistan International Airlines (Urdu: پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئر لائنز‬‎) commonly referred  by PIA (Urdu: پی‌آئی‌اے‬‎) is the national flag carrier of Pakistan. Its main hub is Karachi while Lahore and Islamabad serve as secondary hubs.
The airline was founded on 29 October 1946 as Orient Airways, initially based in Calcutta, India, before shifting operations to the newly independent state of Pakistan in 1947. It was nationalized and merged with other airlines in 1955, and Pakistan International Airlines Corporation came into existence. The airline commenced international services in 1955 to London, via Cairo and Rome. PIA was one of the first Asian airlines to fly the Lockheed Super Constellation, and was the first non-communist airline to fly to China. PIA was the second Asian airline ( after Air India ) to acquire jet aircraft by inducting a Boeing 707. In 2004, PIA became the launch customer of the Boeing 777-200LR. Since 2016, PIA has been slated for privatization to shift management to the private sector.
PIA is Pakistan's largest airline, and operates a fleet of more than 30 aircraft. The airline operates scheduled services to 25 domestic destinations and 28 international destinations across Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America along with 19 interline destinations. It operates nearly 100 flights daily.The airline employed nearly 14,000 people in 2015, and has overall punctuality of 88%. In addition to commercial flight operations, PIA also owns The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, and the Sofitel Paris Scribe Hotel in Paris.