European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Banned PIA in Europe after Fake Pilots Licenses Scandal

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been banned in Europe by the EASA following a fake pilot licenses scandal in Pakistan.

According to the details, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the PIA's air operations permit for European countries for 6 months.

The suspension by the European Union's air safety agency will take effect at 12 midnight on July 1, 2020, after which all PIA flights from Europe will be temporarily canceled.

A PIA spokesman said passengers with PIA reservations would be able to proceed with the booking or get a refund if they wished.

The spokesman said the PIA was in constant touch with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and was taking steps to address their concerns.

'We hope that the suspension will be lifted soon due to the steps taken by the government and the administration,' he said.

Earlier, Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan reiterated that the investigation into the Karachi plane crash would be transparent and the report would be tabled in the House on June 22.

Addressing the National Assembly, he said that inquiries into past accidents could not be made public and many accidents have taken place in recent times, no one has been identified and no one has been punished. ۔ Someone has to be held accountable.

'We are all responsible for this, but we also have to resolve issues so that there is accountability and such incidents can be controlled in the future,' he said.