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PIA to launch direct Pakistan-Maldives flights amid fleet expansion

Pakistan Published 23 September 2026, 14:42 · archived 23 Sep 2026

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plans to launch direct flights to the Maldives once new aircraft are added to its fleet, the airline’s chief executive said on Wednesday, as the two countries seek to boost tourism, trade and people-to-people links. PIA CEO Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Amir Hayat made the remarks during a meeting with a high-level Maldivian delegation led by Speaker of the National Assembly Abdul Raheem Abdulla at the airline’s head office, according to a PIA statement. “Direct flights to Maldives will be started as soon as aircraft are added to PIA’s fleet,” Hayat said, acco...

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