PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) is considering cancelling its Karachi International – Mumbai International flights in the near future. In an email to ch-aviation, PIA General Manager of Public Affairs Danyal Gillani said that this was due to commercial reasons and that discontinuation was "most likely", especially considering recent flight loads. Gillani confirmed that Lahore International – Delhi International flights would however continue for the time being.
Currently, PIA flies 2x weekly Karachi – Mumbai (weekly capacity 341 seats), 1x weekly Karachi – Delhi (158 seats), and 2x weekly Lahore – Delhi (316 seats).
Indian media has already reported that the flight is definitely cancelled, quoting official but anonymous sources. According to FlightRadar24 ADS-B data, it ran as scheduled on May 8. The next flight is scheduled for May 11.
Country manager for PIA, Muammed Ahmed Barkazai, apparently told the Mumbai Mirror that four B737-800s on wet-lease from Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) were returned, leading to a shortage of aircraft. However, FlightRadar24 data shows that all four aircraft (TC-ACP, TC-ADP, TC-ANP and TC-CPA) are still operating for PIA on a daily basis.
