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![PIA [[Airbus A321]] taking off from [[Islamabad Airport]] (2006)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Airbus A321-231, Pakistan International Airlines - PIA (Inter Airlines) AN1157696.jpg?width=200 "PIA [[Airbus A321]] taking off from [[Islamabad Airport]] (2006)")
![PIA [[Boeing 707]]C operating Cargo aircraft taxiing at [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]], [[France]] on 14 August 1994](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Boeing 707-340C, Pakistan International Airlines Cargo - PIA AN0633118.jpg?width=200 "PIA [[Boeing 707]]C operating Cargo aircraft taxiing at [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]], [[France]] on 14 August 1994")
 (5299437361).jpg?width=200 "A PIA Boeing 747–300 painted in a ''Frontier'' livery")
![Callsign "PAKISTAN 001" carrying the President on PIA's [[Boeing 707]]. Photographed at [[Munich Airport]] in West Germany, circa 1961.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F009536-0002, Staatspräsident von Pakistan in München.jpg?width=200 "Callsign \"PAKISTAN 001\" carrying the President on PIA's [[Boeing 707]]. Photographed at [[Munich Airport]] in West Germany, circa 1961.")
![Boeing 747–300]] taking off from the [[Multan International Airport]] for a [[Hajj]] flight, 28 October 2010](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PIA Boeing 747-300 Asuspine-5.jpg?width=200 "Boeing 747–300]] taking off from the [[Multan International Airport]] for a [[Hajj]] flight, 28 October 2010")
![Douglas DC-8-21]], leased in 1977–1978](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PIA Douglas DC-8 Gilliand.jpg?width=200 "Douglas DC-8-21]], leased in 1977–1978")
![Pakistan International Airlines' regional office, located in [[Lahore]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PIA Head Office, Lahore.jpg?width=200 "Pakistan International Airlines' regional office, located in [[Lahore]]")
![suo motu]]'' action and barred PIA from using the Markhor as brand identity; only one Airbus A320 was painted in the livery.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PIA Markhor Livery.png?width=200 "suo motu]]'' action and barred PIA from using the Markhor as brand identity; only one Airbus A320 was painted in the livery.")
![Kashmiri Markhor]] depicted, used in 2018](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PIA offical logo.png?width=200 "Kashmiri Markhor]] depicted, used in 2018")
![Flight 268]] Crashsite in [[Kathmandu]]'s [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] on 28 September 1992](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 Crashsite.jpg?width=200 "Flight 268]] Crashsite in [[Kathmandu]]'s [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] on 28 September 1992")
![Passengers and bystanders with an Orient Airways [[Douglas DC-3]] on the occasion of the arrival of the Burmese High Commissioner to India at [[Calcutta]], circa 1947](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/U. Win being received at Calcutta airport.jpg?width=200 "Passengers and bystanders with an Orient Airways [[Douglas DC-3]] on the occasion of the arrival of the Burmese High Commissioner to India at [[Calcutta]], circa 1947")
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Pakistan International Airlines (Urdu: پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئر لائنز; abbreviated PIA, Urdu: پیآئیاے) is an international airline that serves as the national flag carrier of Pakistan under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation. Its central hub is Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, while Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and Islamabad International Airport serve as secondary hubs.
PIA was founded on 29 October 1946 as Orient Airways, and was initially based in Calcutta, British India, before shifting operations to the newly independent state of Pakistan in 1947. Orient Airways was nationalised to form the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC). The new airline commenced international services in 1955 to London, via Cairo and Rome. PIA, in 1964 became the first non-Communist airline to fly to China. The airline played a vital role in the establishment of Emirates Airline in 1985. In 2004, PIA became the launch customer of the Boeing 777-200LR. On 10 November 2005, PIA used the Boeing 777-200LR to complete the world's longest nonstop flight by a commercial airliner. This flight lasted 22 hours and 22 minutes on the eastbound route between Hong Kong and London.
PIA is Pakistan's largest airline and operates a fleet of 30+ aircraft. The airline operates nearly 50 flights daily, servicing 20 domestic destinations and 27 international destinations across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. In addition to commercial flight operations, PIA also owns the Sofitel Paris Scribe Hotel in Paris, and The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The airline operates a frequent flier programme, PIA Awards +, and has several codeshare and interline agreements. However, it is not part of any airline alliance.
On 30 June 2020, PIA was banned from flying in European airspace initially for six months, starting on 1 July 2020, and then indefinitely after EASA determined that the airline was not capable of certifying and overseeing its operators and aircraft in accordance with applicable international standards. This decision was made soon after it was revealed that at least a third of all pilot's licenses issued in Pakistan were not genuine. By 9 July 2020, the airline was also banned by the United Kingdom and the United States.
