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UK Delegation Inspects PIA Safety Standards

Islamabad (TDI): A delegation of the UK’s Department for Tra­nsport currently visiting Pa­­­kistan to evaluate aviation saf­ety sta­n­dards held a meeting with the PIA management on Friday.

The delegation visited PIA headquarters and evaluated the national flag carrier’s flight operations, flight safety and engineering.

The successful completion of the UK team’s visit will pave the way for Pakistani airlines to resume direct flights to the Britian, ending a long restriction on UK routes.

A spokesman for Civil Aviation Auth­ority said the UK delegation had arrived Pakistan four days ago to rev­iew aviation safety standards.

The UK team was welcomed by CAA Director General Nadir Shafi Dar and heads of different departments.

The UK team’s evaluation came after months of preparatory meetings between aviation authorities of both countries.

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The CAA is hopeful about the outcome, citing full preparations regarding global aviation safety requirements.

The ban on Pakistan’s natio­nal carrier operating in the European Union was lifted by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in November 2024.

The restriction was imposed in 2020 after a PIA plane crash and pilots’ license scandal.

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After the ban on Pakistani flights was lifted by EASA, the national carrier resumed flights to European destinations.

The PIA is keen to fly to London, Birmingham and Manchester from Islamabad and Lahore.

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