PIA plane to fly Pakistan cricket team directly to South Africa

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LAHORE : For the first time in history, a PIA plane will fly directly to South Africa along with the national cricket team for the upcoming bilateral cricket series. PIA’s special chartered flight, a Boeing 777, will leave for Johannesburg on March 26.

According to details, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had requested for a chartered plane from PIA. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a permit to the special PIA flight, which will bring along Pakistani passengers on its way back on March 27.

According to a PIA spokesperson, the Pakistani embassy in Johannesburg has initiated preparations to bring back civilian passengers. He said that South Africa is one of the Category-C countries and assured that all coronavirus SOPs specified by the Pakistan government will be implemented on the flight.

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