Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will celebrate 60 years of flying to the People’s Republic of China, next year.
With the inaugural flight between Karachi and Shanghai via Guangzhou (Canton) on April 29, 1964, with a Boeing 720B, the national flag carrier earned the distinction of becoming the first airline from a non-communist country to fly into China, official sources told.
Later, in addition to flights operated between Islamabad and Beijing, passengers also enjoyed direct and convenient access to Tokyo, Japan via Beijing and Hong Kong via Bangkok.
At present, passengers traveling by PIA can fly between Pakistan and 16 captivating cities in China via Beijing in partnership with Air China.
Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Changchun, Hangzhou, and Harbin are among these cities.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, PIA was one of the only airlines that continued to fly to many Chinese cities.
To facilitate passenger travel between Pakistan and China, PIA operated special flights from Islamabad to Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan, and Tianjin.
Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Changchun, Hangzhou, and Harbin are among these cities.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, PIA was one of the only airlines that continued to fly to many Chinese cities.
To facilitate passenger travel between Pakistan and China, PIA operated special flights from Islamabad to Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan, and Tianjin.
During the epidemic, it also flew the Covid-19 vaccine from China to Pakistan on special aircraft. Currently, every Sunday, PIA conducts a weekly passenger flight between Islamabad and Beijing.
