Domestic airfares in Pakistan have been reduced after a decline in jet fuel prices, offering some relief to passengers travelling on major routes.
According to aviation industry sources, one-way fares from Islamabad to Quetta now range between Rs16,770 and Rs48,890.
Passengers travelling from Lahore to Quetta will pay between Rs12,020 and Rs44,140, while fares on the Karachi–Quetta route have been set between Rs13,603 and Rs44,000.
Despite the reduction in base fares, airlines will continue to charge an average fuel surcharge of Rs7,840 on domestic tickets. Government taxes and other mandatory levies also remain applicable.
Industry sources said that after adding fuel surcharges and taxes, the total cost of a standard one-way domestic ticket generally exceeds Rs26,000.
On some routes, the final fare reaches around Rs26,755 under normal travel conditions, despite the recent reduction in base ticket prices.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be expanding its international operations with the resumption of flights on two key routes, restoring services from Lahore to Manchester after a five-year break and from Islamabad to Beijing.
On July 1, the national carrier will resume two-way flights from Lahore to Manchester, which it had suspended five years ago.
The first of the two flights will leave Lahore on July 1 and the second flight will return to Lahore from Manchester on July 2.
PIA will be running the service on Boeing 777. Airline officials reported that 175 people have already booked seats on the first flight from Lahore to Manchester.
The return flight from Manchester has also been extremely popular and all 310 seats are fully booked so far.
The Lahore to Manchester route is being restored after the suspension of PIA operations to the UK in 2020 on account of the ban on the airline.
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