After a long-awaited resumption of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights to Europe, the national flag carrier took to the skies of Europe once again, with its first flight to Paris touching down at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Friday.

According to PIA, the airline will operate two direct flights to Paris on a weekly basis.

On May 22, 2020, a PIA Airbus A320 aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Lahore to Karachi when the plane crashed into a crowded residential area near its destination. Of the 99 people on board, 97 lost their lives, while two survived with injuries. The crash also injured eight people on the ground, one of whom later died.

ISLAMABAD: The first direct flight from Islamabad to Paris took off on Friday as the Pakistan International Airlines resumed its long-awaited flights to Europe in more than four years, marking

State-run Pakistan International Airlines has resumed direct flights to Europe following a decision by the European Union’s aviation safety agency to lift a four-year ban over safety standards

Pakistan’s national flag carrier on Friday resumed its operations in Europe with the maiden flight to Paris, ending a more than four-year ban by the European Union’s aviation agency over safety standards.

Pakistan's state-run carrier PIA has resumed flights to Europe after the EU lifted a four-year safety ban. A flight operated by state-run Pakistan International Airlines took off for Paris from Islamabad on Friday morning as the carrier resumed direct flights to Europe following the lifting of a European Union ban.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is getting a bumpy ride over a promotional graphic that appears to evoke a terror attack on Paris.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed flights to Europe after a 4.5-year ban. The first flight, PK749, departed from Islamabad to Paris, marking a milestone for the national carrier. The resumption is expected to benefit overseas Pakistanis and restore PIA’s reputation globally.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has felicitated the nation on the resumption of PIA flights to Europe, saying the direct flights will facilitate the expatriate Pakistanis. In a statement today (Friday), he said the ban on flights inflicted loss worth billions of dollars on the national flag carrier and hurt its reputation.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumes flights to Europe after 4.5 years. Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif announces plans for expansion to UK and US routes, privatisation efforts, and initiatives to restore PIA’s reputation and services for overseas Pakistanis.

GWADAR (Dunya News) – Weeks after the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed its flight operations after the four-year ban was lifted by the European regulators, a PIA flight landed here at the newly-built Gwadar International Airport, becoming the first flight to be received at the airport.