Print Print edition: 2012-01-03

PIA night coach fares reduced

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Pakistan International Airlines on Monday announced that the fares of night coach have been further reduced from Rs 6,666 to Rs 5,000 (excluding taxes). "As a New Year gift and the immense response by the travelling public within the country, the fares of night coach has been reduced to Rs 5,000 (excluding taxes)", Deputy Managing Director, PIA, Captain Junaid Younus said.
He said that PIA is operating nigh coach flights with full load in order to facilitate the domestic travel by air, as the railroad services were not adequate to meet the travelling demand within the country. He assured that the PIA management was adopting proactive policies for turning around PIA and making it an easy and affordable travelling option for the public. Such plans are in the pipeline and will soon be disclosed on becoming operational, he added.
Younus said that the night coaches to Lahore and Islamabad are likely to fetch Rs three to four million daily for the airline as well as provide affordable are travel within the country. Soon PIA would be announcing night coaches for Multan as well, he said.-PR