PIA suspend dahaka flights

[Imran Khan]

PIA suspended twice weekly karachi - Dhaka service citing poor loads and thin yields. Pk 266/267 used to operate on every monday and wednesday.

P.s : it was the only direct air link between Pak and Bangladesh. PIA management have decided to resume this flight only if demand increased and operating cost will be viable.
PIA Airbus A320 AP-BLW operated last flight from karachi to Dhaka on 19th november.

 

[AMG_12]

PIA suspended twice weekly karachi - Dhaka service citing poor loads and thin yields. Pk 266/267 used to operate on every monday and wednesday.

P.s : it was the only direct air link between Pak and Bangladesh. PIA management have decided to resume this flight only if demand increased and operating cost will be viable.
PIA Airbus A320 AP-BLW operated last flight from karachi to Dhaka on 19th november.

Good going, next on line should be diplomatic relations.

 

[war&peace]

Good going, next on line should be diplomatic relations.

It is just a business move.

 

[monitor]

PIA suspended twice weekly karachi - Dhaka service citing poor loads and thin yields. Pk 266/267 used to operate on every monday and wednesday.

P.s : it was the only direct air link between Pak and Bangladesh. PIA management have decided to resume this flight only if demand increased and operating cost will be viable.
PIA Airbus A320 AP-BLW operated last flight from karachi to Dhaka on 19th november.

How many people actually travel both way it's supposed to stop if you can't get enough passenger. Pakistan have many tourist attraction if promoted in Bangladesh, those who visit India may visit Pakistan too if financially equal to cost visiting India.

Good going, next on line should be diplomatic relations.

Ok good bye ! have a nice day !

 

[Sine Nomine]

How many people actually travel both way it's supposed to stop if you can't get enough passenger. Pakistan have many tourist attraction if promoted in Bangladesh, those who visit India may visit Pakistan too if financially equal to cost visiting India.

That department is a lost cause,otherwise there are many many things which can be promoted to cause surge.

 

[war&peace]

How many people actually travel both way it's supposed to stop if you can't get enough passenger. Pakistan have many tourist attraction if promoted in Bangladesh, those who visit India may visit Pakistan too if financially equal to cost visiting India.

The new CEO/chairman of PIA is trying to reduce the losses so he has started with routes and recently started two direct flights to Oman because of the high traffic volume while ditching some routes the unprofitable routes. What you suggested is perhaps the job of the ministry of tourism. However, the cost of visiting Pakistan will be more because of the distance and also the hotels in Pakistan tend to be quite expensive so those may not suit more budget travellers though I think some cheap options are also available. But when the load surges, I'm sure the flights will be resumed.

 

[Baby Leone]

How many people actually travel both way it's supposed to stop if you can't get enough passenger. Pakistan have many tourist attraction if promoted in Bangladesh, those who visit India may visit Pakistan too if financially equal to cost visiting India.

Ok good bye ! have a nice day !

it will not be financially viable if compared to cheap india which is next door to bangladesh plus negative attitude of Bangla govt..

 

[Imran Khan]

How many people actually travel both way it's supposed to stop if you can't get enough passenger. Pakistan have many tourist attraction if promoted in Bangladesh, those who visit India may visit Pakistan too if financially equal to cost visiting India.

Ok good bye ! have a nice day !

45000 visas were issued to Indians yearly by Pakistan . but no figure how many visas were issued to bd citizens

 

[war&peace]

Ok good bye ! have a nice day !

As, I said it is just a business move and should be treated as such.

 

[Destranator]

What will happen to our airports now

 

[Homo Sapiens]

This actually make sense. PIA is not known for quality passenger services like some other airlines frequenting in Dhaka. So no advantage choosing PIA over Emirates of Etihad for flying Middle East. And passenger traffic is not that great between PAK and BD. Other than Bihari refugees, no one in Bangladesh are interested to go to countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan etc. Pakistanis also have not much reason to visit Bangladesh except some businessmen and students. Biman Bangladesh terminated it's Karachi destination long ago for these reasons. Now PIA also done the same.

 

[AMG_12]

This actually make sense. PIA is not known for quality passenger services like some other airlines frequenting in Dhaka. So no advantage choosing PIA over Emirates of Etihad for flying Middle East. And passenger traffic is not that great between PAK and BD. Other than Bihari refugees, no one in Bangladesh are interested to go to countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan etc. Pakistanis also have not much reason to visit Bangladesh except some businessmen and students. Biman Bangladesh terminated it's Karachi destination long ago for these reasons. Now PIA also done the same.

Sounds like a butthurt..

 

[Areesh]

Might be the only good thing PIA has done in past few years

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Sounds like a butthurt..

You should stop inventing meaning. I actually wondered, why PIA taken this long to terminate this route? Biman Bangladesh done this long ago regerding Karachi. If there was demand for Pakistani destination among Bangladeshi passengers, then Biman would have not done that. That means PIA was operating this route with loss till date.

 

[Baby Leone]

Now Bangalis will come to Pakistan Illegaly ?


not again....we are already fed up with millions of iillegal Afghanis