Yasmin Qureshi, a British MP of Pakistani descent, has called upon the UK government to repel the proscriptions against Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights. In a letter to the Secretary of Transportation of the UK, she congratulated that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency had already lifted its restrictions on PIA and called on the UK Department of Transport to follow suit.
The absence of direct flights makes life very difficult for British Pakistanis, particularly in circumstances where it is necessary to repatriate the remains of dearly departed loved ones to Pakistan. She added that this would take away a lot of trouble.
It lauded the improvement brought about by the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan, resulting in the lift of restrictions by Europe, and urged the UK to replicate that.
No longer will an aircraft from Pakistan International Airlines carry passengers to or from the UK at the time when Yasmin Qureshi made the statement. That was the situation when Yasmin Qureshi made that statement; , by the way, flying economy class. Would a British Pakistani Member of the Parliament have traveled all the way to the United Kingdom for medical or social treatment without taking PIA along with them?
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Another vivid example of the disparity between worlds. She also praised upgrades in the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan, which contributed to the lift of restrictions in Europe, urging the UK to follow suit very soon.
British Pakistani-origin parliamentarian Yasmin Qureshi had called on the UK Government to remove the ban on flights by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). In a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, UK, she pointed out that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency has already taken its restrictions off PIA and demanded the same action from the UK Department for Transport.
Representation for the British Pakistanis was made clear by lacking direct flights; all the more so when repatriating dead bodies of loved ones to Pakistan becomes necessary. She emphasized that PIA’s restoration would take a major burden off their shoulders.
She also congratulated the improvement in the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan that led to the lift of restrictions by Europe and urged the UK to follow suit quickly.