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Gavin Blackburn

UK lifts ban on Pakistan's flag carrier after safety standards improve, diplomat says

The UK has lifted a years-long ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) following improvements in the country’s aviation safety standards, the British diplomatic mission in Islamabad said on Wednesday.

Britain's Air Safety Committee imposed the ban after Pakistan’s aviation minister disclosed in 2020 that nearly one-third of the country's pilots had cheated on their licensing exams.

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