{"id":148,"date":"2016-07-31T07:37:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T21:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=148"},"modified":"2016-07-31T07:37:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T21:37:56","slug":"pia-to-aquire-three-a-330s-from-sri-lanka-on-wet-lease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pia-to-aquire-three-a-330s-from-sri-lanka-on-wet-lease\/","title":{"rendered":"PIA to aquire three A-330s from Sri Lanka on wet lease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi:Pakistan\u2019s national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday, formally signed a lease contract of three A-330 aircraft from Sri Lankan Airlines.<br \/>\nThe contract was signed by PIA CEO Bernd Hildenbrand, Sri Lankan Airlines chairman Ajith Dias and CEO Captain Suren Ratwatte, during a ceremony held in Colombo today, a press release issued by the national airline read. PIA\u2019s premier service set to take off<br \/>\n\u201cThe contract has materialised after a series of negotiations between the two sides. The first aircraft will be delivered during the next week, while the rest in following months.\u201d<br \/>\nThe press release also stated that the Airbus A330 planes are in \u2018brand new\u2019 condition and will be used for PIA\u2019s premier service for its passengers, thus allowing PIA to start regaining its market share.<br \/>\nThe premier service is set to launch on August 14 and will initially only operate in London. According to the statement, there will be six weekly premier service flights to London, including three from Islamabad and three from Lahore. Later, with an addition of more planes, the service will be expanded to other destinations as well.<br \/>\nEarlier, during an interview, PIA chairman Azam Sehgal said, \u201cThe premium service will better facilitate our customers.\u201d<br \/>\nFurther, in order to address frequent grievances of passengers regarding the unprofessional attitude of the staff, the airline has decided to arrange a three-week training of its staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi:Pakistan\u2019s national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday, formally signed a lease contract of three A-330 aircraft from Sri Lankan Airlines. 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