PIA begins Kashgar-Islamabad cargo flights
Two months after the formal inauguration of the cargo route, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has begun chartered commercial cargo flights between Pakistan and China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. A chartered commercial cargo flight of the national flag carrier with everyday supplies departed Kashgar International Airport for Islamabad, according to PIA Country Manager Qadir Bux Sangi. He stated that by the end of the month, the airline expects to have 13 cargo trips. The Chinese authorities recently granted PIA permission to fly chartered cargo flights to Kunming, Shenzhen, and Kashgar.
BEIJING, Mar 16 (APP):Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started chartered commercial cargo flights between Pakistan and China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, PIA Country Manager, Qadir Bux Sangi said on Wednesday.
A chartered commercial cargo flight of the national flag carrier with daily necessities departed the Kashgar International Airport for Islamabad on Wednesday morning, he told APP.
Qadir Bux Sangi informed that the airline is expected to have 13 cargo flights by the end of this month.
PIA has recently got approval from the Chinese authorities to operate chartered cargo flights for Kunming, Shenzhen and Kashgar.
He expressed the confidence that the chartered commercial cargo flights to different Chinese cities would help further enhance trade and economic activities between Pakistan and China.
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