BEIJING: With the arrival of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-854 at the Beijing Capital International Airport, the national flag carrier on Sunday officially launched its weekly passenger flight to China.
Sharing the details, PIA Country Manager Bilal Afzal said that the national flag carrier will operate one weekly flight on Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad route every Sunday.
He said that now passengers traveling through PIA can fly to 16 attractive cities in China from Pakistan via Beijing in partnership with Air China.
These Chinese cities include Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Changchun, Hangzhou, Harbin etc.
Afzal said that more than 200 passengers are traveling in the return flight which left Beijing for Islamabad at 21:22 today.
20% discount for students
About the discount, he said that PIA offers 20 percent discount for students with free baggage allowance of 80 kg for economy class and 100 kg for executive economy respectively on flights between Pakistan and China.
He added that the one-way fare from Beijing to Islamabad is RMB 3,814 and the return ticket fare is RMB 5,685.
Passengers can avail more discounts if tickets are purchased online.
The Pakistani community living in China, especially businessmen and students, has expressed happiness over the resumption of PIA flights between Pakistan and China.
