KARACHI:In view of increase in the number of tourists heading to the country’s northern areas due to summer vacations at schools, PIA, after Lahore, has now also started direct flights from Karachi to Skardu.

PIA’s first flight PK-454, carrying over 150 passengers, left Karachi’s Quaid-e-Azam International Airport for Skardu on Sunday.

Spokesman for the national flag carrier said that in view of increase in the number of people wishing to travel to the country’s north, the airline has decided to start direct flights to Skardu from both Karachi and Lahore.

He went on to say that the PIA was now simultaneously operating direct flights to Skardu from Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. “The first flight left Lahore for Skardu yesterday (June 3, 2023),” he informed.