PIA launches mobile App for seat reservation.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national flag-carrier, has launched

an application to facilitate passengers in online reservation and confirmation

of seats through mobile phones.

"The application has recently been launched and now the air passengers

will enjoy better services," a PIA spokesman told APP on Tuesday.

He said a number of initiatives had been taken to improve efficiency of

the PIA, which has started yielding required results, especially after effective

tackling of the seat-factor. "The airliner's overall seat factor has improved

and reached nearly 84 percent whereas on some sectors, the seat factor

is at 90 percent," he said.

The PIA aircraft have been made operational and now all Boeing 777s

and A320s were operational.

He said the airlines was now moving on the right track without any outer

influence and pressure; adding the PIA had tremendous potential to rise for

which concerted efforts were underway to transform the national flag-carrier

into a more viable and profit-earning entity.

He said significant improvement was evident in different indicators like

seat occupancy ratio, aircraft utilization, cargo load factor and customer

service.

He said in the recent days, the PIA had also signed an agreement with

a private online taxi service to facilitate passengers. As per the agreement,

the passengers receive the promo code with their in-flight conformation

SMS and get discount on rides.

To a question, he said PIA had earned Rs17 million in over less than two

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