PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

[Abbas Ali]

AP-BKZ (ATR-72) configured with 68 passenger seats (56+12).

Cabin view;

...photo by MD.

BTW, ATR 72-500 aircraft seating configuration charts still not available on PIA official website.

Thank you Umar for the info.

12 Economy Plus and 56 Economy Class seats?

Abbas

[Abdullah]

12 Economy Plus and 56 Economy Class seats?

Abbas

Yes, but all seats are same in their design.

[Abbas Ali]

^ Thank you; I appreciate the info.

Abbas

[Shaheer]

12 Economy Plus and 56 Economy Class seats?

Abbas

Yes, but all seats are same in their design.

Probably armrest will be adjusted to extend the width of economy+ seats and only one passenger will be placed instead of two on each side of the aisle in this area.

[Abdullah]

AP-BKZ (ATR-72) configured with 68 passenger seats (56+12).

12 Economy Plus and 56 Economy Class seats?

I would like to make a little bit correction; there are 12 EY Plus and 58 EY Class seats, making total of 70 passenger seats.

Actually, there are total 48 seats in ATR-42 series aircraft cabin, two inverted seats blocked for crew members only. Same was assumed for ATR-72 but someone confirmed me that all seats available for passengers. No inverted seat in it.

Probably armrest will be adjusted to extend the width of economy+ seats and only one passenger will be placed instead of two on each side of the aisle in this area.

No armrest adjustment; PIA operating as of seat design.

[Hashmax]

Slight delay in delivery that was expected on 4th august due to pre-delivery snags identified by PIA team.
However delivery now expected around 10th August along with second delivery on 14th August inshaALLAH.

[Sahil Ali]

InshAllah!

[Abdullah]

News report;

[747-300]

So tomorrow is the delivery date of AirAsia A320 and wet leased 767's! Lets see what happens.

[Abdulrafeysiddiqui]

Where are the A320s? Hashmax do u know the registrations?

[Hashmax]

Yes the registrations are:
AP-BLY and AP-BLZ that were to be delivered by mid august.
Due to some paperwork and technical issues the deliveries are delayed.
I'll post the latest delivery schedule once known ....

[ammad]

That's Alright, Hopefully PIA have it before end of this month.

[Amaad Lone]

Two aircraft were due on the 10th and the 14th of august.

PIA must have planned flights for these aircraft according to their delivery dates, so what happens without the two planes.

Plus pulling a few 777/A310s out for Haj flights cant be good for schedules.

[Hashmax]

^^
Haha already they don't have crew to fly 9 A320s .... usually 1 or 2 of them are grounded due crew restraints!

[Pakistan-1]

What happened to the A320's that were supposed to arrive on the 4th and 14th