Beijing: It emerged that the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had been granted two more operating licences by the Chinese authorities, for Guangzhou and Xian, in addition to Beijing. Now the national flag carrier can start scheduling passenger flights to and from these stations. PIA Country Manager Qadir Bux Sangi said that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) granted two more operating licences to the airline and enabled it to conduct flight operations between Pakistan and the two Chinese cities. “After the change in the current standard operating procedure of CAAC, we have an option to start our scheduled flights for Guangzhou and Xian also,” he added.
