KARACHI: Airlines in Pakistan, including Pakistan International Airlines, are raising fuel surcharges after war in the Gulf disrupted regional air routes and cancelled about 300 flights from the country in recent days, airline officials and flight data show.
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Around 300 flights from Pakistan have been cancelled in recent days due to disruptions to regional airspace, data shows.
Fuel costs have risen 34 percent due to the Gulf crisis, PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan told Reuters.
The airline is raising fuel surcharges on domestic flights by $20, and up to USD100 on international flights, Khan added.
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PIA has canceled 165 flights in the past 12 days, the spokesman said, with flights to the Gulf making up 34 percent of PIA’s total flights.
Other airlines operating in Pakistan have also raised fares as jet fuel prices surge and flight operations are disrupted.
Most international flights operated by Pakistani carriers are to the Middle East, making them particularly exposed to the conflict and airspace closures. Recently privatized PIA has also resumed flights to Europe and Britain after a years-long safety ban.
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