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Pakistan International Airlines
reduces London, Houston fares by 20pc
Pakistan
Times
Wire Service
LAHORE: The Pakistan
International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday reduced fare on two international
destinations by 20 per cent.
The national flag carrier has reduced the fares on its London and Houston
destinations, however, on the other US routes the fare would remain
unchanged.
The PIA would charge Rs 68,230, excluding all taxes, on return ticket for
the economy class. Likewise, Rs 39,850 on return tickets for London,
Manchester and Birmingham would be charged.
The reduced fare would be effective from Friday till July-31.
The PIA spokesman said the reduction in fares on domestic and international
routes was the part of an aggressive marketing strategy being followed by
the national flag carrier.
He said after reducing 20 per cent fares on international routes, the PIA
fares were the lowest as compared to Gulf Airlines, Emirates Airlines, Qatar
Airlines and Kuwait Airlines.
The PIA had already reduced fares by 17 percent to 37 percent on various
domestic destinations, he said. The new management was determined to win
confidence of its customers.●
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