KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees in France continue to receive salaries and other perks despite ban imposed on PIA flights to Europe.

According to sources, national airline is paying millions of euros annually to PIA Paris staff including finance manager despite European Union (EU) flight ban.

Sources said retirement age of employees in Europe is 64 years, but Assistant Manager Javed Shaikh, who is 74, continues to serve as PIA employee.

Finance manager and staff in Paris are being paid 30,000 Euros per month, they say, adding that national airline was also paying bonuses to Paris employees after every six months. It may be noted here that PIA was restricted from flying to EU states after EASA suspended  national airline’s authorisation to operate flights to EU member states.

Restrictions were imposed in wake of May 20, 2022, Karachi plane crash and statement by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar that around 40 percent of Pakistani pilots had fake licences.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 27 2023

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