PIA expects to resume direct flights to US from May this year: Spokesperson.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) expects to resume direct flights to the United States from May this year "subject to a final clearance by the US Transportation Security Administration", the national flag carrier's Spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez told a private TV channel on Wednesday.

Abdullah Hafeez said Pakistan had complied with all recommendations of the transport authority, such as using screening machines at major airports including Islamabad and Karachi.

He said negotiations between the US administration and the national airline had been underway for two years, adding that "from our end we have taken all measures that were advised". A delegation of the US transport authority is...