PIA New Delhi office receives closure notice

[imiakhtar]

That's the problem with incomplete analysis. Just see what percentage are these flights of the total flights of PIA. Also compare the size of India vs Pakistan and hence the amount of detour that the respective flights have to take if India is closed for Pakistani flights and vice versa. Also remember that its only flights from Delhi airport that need to fly over Pakistan. International flights from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai etc all bypass Pakistan anyway. On the other hand, irrespective of where the flight takes off from in Pakistan, if its going to Nepal, HongKong, BD or south east asia, it needs to go over India.

You may have to close your flights to bangkok, Dhaka, KL, Beijing etc if India closes its airspace

Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur are marginal routes for PIA and in the current low season, they are losing money. Beijing flight is routed across PURPA intersection and then through to China - it doesn't even go anywhere near Indian FIRs.

Dhaka is the only significant PIA route that would be impacted and in any case, dropping it would be manageable.

Also, it is not only flights from Delhi that would be impacted but those from Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai too.

Here is the great circle distance which represents the shortest flying distance from the Southern India airports to London. They all transit Karachi FIR:

1 The fuel cost will be high which will hit your bottom line

2 To recover higher fuel cost if you increase fares then you will be uncompetitive. People will prefer to fly to dubai and then take flight to these destinations

3 There will be huge increase in time of flight by going around India.

See above, traffic to the Far-East is relatively small from Pakistan compared to the Mid-East and EU destinations which are the greatest revenue generators for PIA.

 

[rockstar08]

You cant do anything in international air route .And we can manage to avoid Pak airspace

Creation of a new nation as BD.

oh wow, that would be great , if you are ready to give freedom to Khalistan ... i guess Pakistan will accept a free Khalistan

 

[SrNair]

oh wow, that would be great , if you are ready to give freedom to Khalistan ... i guess Pakistan will accept a free Khalistan

Cant find anything other than this dead crow.

 

[rockstar08]

Cant find anything other than this dead crow.

well there are 15+ separatist moments in india , you can call it whatever you want

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

PIA will not miss any South Asian and Far East flights since they are not that busy. Malaysian and Bangladesh airlines can cover those easily. Most Indian flights to Afghanistan, Central Asia, Russia and Europe would have to diverted hundreds of miles.

 

[Dubious]

is PIA instar alliance if yes why if no why...

No its not! I wouldnt know I aint running the poor airlines

AIr india can take hits aka GOI but can GOP take hit for PIA for long? if india reciprocate ban all flight via pakistan..?

good luck with spending fuel to go around Pakistan! Last I checked people search for cheaper flights not costly ones...All airlines except Air India allowed above Pakistan while air India goes around...good luck solving that!

 

[OTTOMAN]

properties in New Delhi were acquired in contravention of the Foreign Exchange Management Act and without prior permission from the Reserve Bank of India.

How can PIA acquire property illegally in India? and I'm sure PIA didn't took permission from many other authorities beside bank of India and neither any other foreign airline have done so.

 

[SrNair]

well there are 15+ separatist moments in india , you can call it whatever you want

Lol
But none of it is equal to BLA.

 

[Kaniska]

This step is definitely uncalled for...I think India GOV should focous on economics rather than unnecessary factors like Pakistan and increasing any heat with its relationship with Pakistan..

 

[third eye]

No threat to PIA’s Delhi operations - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

KARACHI: There is no imminent threat to flight operations to New Delhi, said a spokesman for the Pakistan International Airlines on Monday.

He said the airline had acquired immoveable property in New Delhi in 2005 for running its offices after completing all necessary formalities.

After more than nine years, the Reserve Bank of India, through a letter dated Nov 24, 2014, objected to the purchase of the property, alleging that it was done without its permission.

The spokesman said the PIA was taking measures to safeguard and protect its assets, playing down press reports that flight operations to New Delhi might be affected because of the dispute.

 

[Sheikh Rauf]

Its better i think .. True shining india shows her perfect color.. the amount of hate they have shows in this episode its. how low they can go. its better to leave be on safe side and let indian to open offices in Pak

 

[timetravel]

Why Pakistanis always want to do only illegal things in other countries?

Pakistan should be thankful that they were allowed to use buildings even though ILLEGAL for almost 9 long years.

Now be graceful, and take property on rent LEGALLY.

 

[karan.1970]

oh wow, that would be great , if you are ready to give freedom to Khalistan ... i guess Pakistan will accept a free Khalistan

With lahore as its capital ?

 

[pursuit of happiness]

No its not! I wouldnt know I aint running the poor airlines

good luck with spending fuel to go around Pakistan! Last I checked people search for cheaper flights not costly ones...All airlines except Air India allowed above Pakistan while air India goes around...good luck solving that!

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accepted.. indian carriers can get hit.. as you suggested..
queestion is can pak do it.. ? is it legal? if yes do pak have capacity to defend it?

 

[rockstar08]

Lol
But none of it is equal to BLA.

yep all are bigger than BLA

With lahore as its capital ?

I thought golden temple is in Amritsir ?