ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate direct non-stop flights to Sydney from April 22 with an interline arrangement made with Virgin Australia (VA) for eight more connecting destinations within Australia.
PIA will start direct flights to Sydney from April 22. Interline tickets have also been arranged with Virgin Australia Airlines for eight destinations in Australia.
According to a PIA spokesperson, the flights will initially be operated from Lahore to Sydney on Friday and from Sydney to Lahore on Sunday. Arrangements have also been made, with the interline agreement to make PIA direct flights to Sydney as well as eight more destinations in Australia accessible to PIA passengers.
Under the interline agreement, PIA passengers will be able to book flights to Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Ballina Byron, Hobart, Cairns, and Perth on Virgin Australia Airlines flights in addition to Sydney.
PIA Chief Executive Officer Air Marshal Arshad Malik expressed satisfaction over the expansion of the network and directed the marketing and frontline teams to provide the best services to the passengers.
The spokesperson further said that passengers can now book flights through PIA s website, PIA s official cell and Android app, PIA call center, and PIA travel agents.
The direct non-stop flights to Sydney not only bring added convenience of time-saving but also offer baggage allowance of 45kg and 55kg for economy and executive economy passengers, respectively the highest free baggage allowance being offered to passengers, the spokesman said, adding that PIA planned to add more destinations to its network.
