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PIA staff recovers, returns huge sum of foreign currency to passengers

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KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) staff set a new standard of honesty where they returned a massive amount of foreign currency to a passenger traveling from Manchester to Islamabad, ARY News reported on Wednesday.

The PIA staffers returned 4000 British pounds to the passenger who had lost them while on the flight.

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Airhostess Mehwish Shaukat and Steward Mumtaz Abro returned the money to the passengers and were hailed as heroes for the righteous deed.

Pakistan International Airline’s flight PK-702 flew back from Manchester to Islamabad on November 24, disclosed sources privy to the information.

The government’s efforts to turn Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) into a profitable organisation seem to be bearing fruit as the national flag carrier’s losses saw a significant drop in first six months of 2019.

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According to figures acquired by ARY News, the airline’s revenue rose by 44.1 percent from Jan to Jun of the current year.

PIA pocketed a revenue of Rs94.73 billion as against Rs65.72 billion of last year’s corresponding period, registering an increase of Rs29 billion.

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