Tickets purchased before January 1: new taxes levied by CAA to be collected at briefing counters: PIA

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Friday informed the travelling public that Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has levied new taxes and increased the existing airport charges on airline ticket per passenger effective from January 01, 2011.
The PIA spokesman said that these additional charges on tickets purchased before January 01, 2012 would be collected in cash at the briefing counters before issuance of boarding cards, at all airports in Pakistan from Sunday onward. The passengers taking international flights traveling first/business class will have to pay an additional amount of Rs 1,720 while the economy class passengers traveling abroad will be charged Rs 1,220.
Similarly, domestic travellers of all classes will pay an additional sum of Rs 200 for travelling within Pakistan. These new charges levied by CAA include Embarkation Fee, Government Airport Tax, Infrastructure Development and Security Charges etc.-PR