PIA suspends its flight operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
PIA blames high insurance cost to be the reason behind suspension of flights in Kabul. This is because insurance and airline companies are still considering Afghanistan a warzone.
KARACHI, PAKISTAN - The Pakistan International Airlines on Thursday announced the suspension of flight operations to Kabul, Afghanistan. PIA which was previously operating charter flights, said that decision to fly into Kabul after Taliban takeover was purely for humanitarian reasons.
PIA spokesman, Abdullah Hafeez Khan after the announcement, went onto state reasons for the suspension of flights to Kabul. He said that with insurance and airline companies considering Afghanistan a warzone, insurance premium on these flights are significantly high.
PIA, because of the high insurance premium is not abl...