About 21 more special flights will set off from May 1 to 10 to repatriate stranded Pakistanis in UAE.
15 of the flights will be operated by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) while 6 other flights will be operated by the UAE based airlines. Over 4600 passengers will be able to travel on these special flights. This is in addition to the already announced five flights scheduled to take off from UAE on April 28.
Zulfiqar Bukhari, Special Assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis“ Even with increased capacity, I request our overseas Pakistanis to avoid unnecessary travel and let more deserving people get a chance to travel back home on priority,”
He also told people that the special flights being operated by the UAE-based airlines are not open for ticket sales as they are for a special group of passengers handled by the airlines concerned. He said stranded Pakistanis who have registered with their diplomatic missions are permitted to travel only on PIA flights.
