Pakistan International Airline (PIA) to cut tariff to facilitate fruit & vegetable exports to Middle East
Yesterday, Pakistan International Airline (PIA) cut its freight charges for the export of fruits and vegetables to the Middle East, aiming to facilitate horticulture exports. Airline officials made this decision after a detailed meeting between PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchant Association (PFVA) chief Waheed Ahmed and officials of Ministry of Commerce (MoC).
PIA has revised its air freight charges downward to 24 cents ($0.04 per kg — equivalent to Rs40 per kg) for vegetable and fruit exports to the Middle East sector; Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Dubai. The airline also assured the PFVA there were to be low freight charges in the future, along with the provision of state-of-the-art ground handling facilities.
The PIA CEO informed the officials that the airline has already installed a big scanning machine at Islamabad Airport where 100 boxes can be scanned in one go. Some scanners could now be installed at Karachi and Lahore airports, he added.
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