PIA to Dry Lease Narrow-body and Turboprop Aircraft

[S.Ahmed Mahmood]

Delivery flight for the third PIA A320 from Air Asia, bearing MSN 2989 and Registration AP-BMA expected on December 4 2015. GM Fleet planning will also accompany the plane on its ferry flight to Karachi.

[Sherry3002]

What is the difference in PIA A320 Club and Economy class? Is it a big improvement or just slightly wider seats? Do they have a proper recline?

I am trying to book a ticket to DXB. I've already got a Business ticket on PIA booked from ISB to DXB, but that's on an A310. What is the A320 like? It only costs 3000 PKR more than economy. Does that mean something?

[Shahid]

AirAsia A320 9M-AFO is again performing the airline's schedule flights.



http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/9m-afo/

[Abbas Ali]

^ interesting development.

Maybe PIA now wants it with newer TCAS system for UAE flights?

Abbas

[uzairali]

What is the difference in PIA A320 Club and Economy class? Is it a big improvement or just slightly wider seats? Do they have a proper recline?

I am trying to book a ticket to DXB. I've already got a Business ticket on PIA booked from ISB to DXB, but that's on an A310. What is the A320 like? It only costs 3000 PKR more than economy. Does that mean something?

AOA brother

Yes wider seats as its 4 vs 6 in row. I think also reclines more. For $30 its no brainer. However check fir taxes, as business class pay more taxes for some airports and sometime they save on fuel surcharges.

[Sherry3002]

What is the difference in PIA A320 Club and Economy class? Is it a big improvement or just slightly wider seats? Do they have a proper recline?

I am trying to book a ticket to DXB. I've already got a Business ticket on PIA booked from ISB to DXB, but that's on an A310. What is the A320 like? It only costs 3000 PKR more than economy. Does that mean something?

AOA brother

Yes wider seats as its 4 vs 6 in row. I think also reclines more. For $30 its no brainer. However check fir taxes, as business class pay more taxes for some airports and sometime they save on fuel surcharges.

Thank you Will do so.

[Abbas Ali]

LAHORE - DECEMBER 4, 2015 - PIA Airbus A320-216 registration AP-BLZ at Lahore Airport pushed back to perform flight PK-322 to Quetta. Note its radome with black paint. AP-BLZ joined PIA fleet on September 25, 2015 - Copyright Haider Ali

Abbas

[747-300]

PIA - A320-200 - AP-BLY - OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
Latest ! BLY
PIA - A320-200 - AP-BLZ - OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr AP-BLZ
PIA - A320-200 - AP-BLA - OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLA
PIA - A320-214 - AP-BLA - OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLA again.
Pakistan International Airlines - A320-200 - AP-BLA - Retro 1960's livery by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLA.
PIA - A320-200 - AP-BLW -OPLA by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLW
PIA - A320 -200 - AP-BLC - OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLC
Pakistan International Airlines - A320 - 200- AP-BLC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLC
PIA - A320-200 - AP-BLU - OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLU
PIA - A320-200 - AP-BLS - OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLS
Pakistan International Airlines - A320-200 - AP-BLS - OPLA by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLS
Pakistan International Airlines - A320-200 - AP-BLD , A310 - 300 - AP-BGO -OPKC by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLD
The newest girl in town! AP-BLD by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLD with wrong strip.
PIA - A320-200 - AP-BLB - JIAP - 25L by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLB
PIA - AP-BLB- A320- Landing on 25 R. by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLB
PIA-A320-200-AP-BLV-OPKC-25R by abdus sattar00, on Flickr
AP-BLV

[CoyBoy]

Seeing all those pics I feel like doing a wazifa for PIA to change it livery, awful.

[Abbas Ali]

Varieties/mistakes in current and retro livery sported by PIA aircraft clearly indicate that the airline does not have serious/sensible/qualified people for corporate branding work.

Differences/inconsistencies/inaccuracies in colour schemes/streaks/stripes/fonts in PIA logos on signboards, ground equipment, printed material etc. also reveal their incompetence and lack of interest.

Abbas

[Abdullah]

PIA Airbus A320-216 registration AP-BLZ at Lahore Airport pushed back to perform flight PK-322 to Quetta. Note its radome with black paint.[/b]

AP-BLT (wearing retro livery) was last seen with full white Radome.

Most probably, Its Radome was cannibalized/interchanged with AP-BLZ.

[Abbas Ali]

AP-BLT with all-white radome photographed in Dubai on November 10.


Click here to see large photo. (Photo by Thomas Williges)

AP-BLZ radome with black paint.


AP-BLZ by Paul Moiser, on Flickr

Abbas

[DREAM LINER]

hi dear where is remaining 2 airbus 320 AP-BLX and AP-BMA?

[Abbas Ali]

^ Those two A320s are performing AirAsia flights these days.

9M-AFG expected to become AP-BLX.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/9m-afg

9M-AFO expected to become AP-BMA.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/9m-afo

Abbas

[Amaad Lone]

Why add the crescent and the star on the engines of the A320 and ATR72 fleet when all the other types are not carrying the hideous feature.

It makes the aircraft look cluttered and tacky.

While at it I would request the PIA management to remove the golden 1970s font Pakistan International from the livery.

We all know what PIA stands for.