Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has significantly cut its costs for the local student travelling from Pakistan to China with immediate effect in an effort to assist students.
According to the information, the national flag carrier has doubled the discount rate on its fares for students who want to go to China from the current 22% to 27%.
PIA now runs two flights per week on the Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad and Islamabad-Chengdu-Islamabad routes, respectively, on Sunday and Wednesday.
The increased fares may be advantageous for Pakistani students and other travellers who intend to go to China to enrol in educational programmes there.
The COVID-19 travel restrictions prevented many Pakistani students studying in Chinese institutions from travelling back to their home countries. They want to return to China to enrol in offline classes once all travel restrictions have been lifted, as the Chinese government has given them permission to do so.
A Pakistani student named Tehsin Ahmad told APP that the lower fare will make it much easier for Pakistani students who wish to return and continue their offline study.
He claimed that many students might now take advantage of the discounted flights offered and travel back to their respective campuses in China.
