Pakistan International Airlines continues to reel from a fuel supply crisis with 49 more flights being cancelled on Thursday despite payements being made to Pakistan State Oil. The total number of flights cancelled in the last 10 days has reached 479.

Reports said that a payement of Rs130 million has been made by the airline to PSO. However, it has not led to any relief from the burden on the national flag carrier.

The reports also added that PIA’s deficit reached a mammoth Rs712.8 billion in June this year. The airline owes Rs435 billion in debt while Rs156 billion are needed to keep it operational.

PIA is facing losses worth Rs500 million daily which have amount to losses of $7 billion over the last 10 days.

The flights cancelled on Thursday include:

From Karachi

• Islamabad bound PK-300, PK-301, PK-368, PK-369 and PK-370
• Turbat bound PK-501 and PK-502
• Lahore bound PK-302, PK-303, PK-304, PK-305
• Quetta bound PK-310 and PK-311
• Sukkur bound PK-536 and PK-537
• Dubai bound PK-2018 and PK-213
• Jeddah bound PK-732

From Islamabad

• Skardu bound PK-451 and PK-452
• Gilgit bound PK-601, PK-602, PK-605 and PK-606
• Chitral bound PK-660 and PK-661
• Multan bound PK-681 and PK-682
• Dubai bound PK-211
• Jeddah bound PK-841
• Abu Dhabi bound PK-261 and PK-262

From Sialkot

• Abu Dhabi bound PK-177 and PK-178
• Damam bound PK-243 and PK-244

From Multan

• Karachi bound PK-331

From Faisalabad

• Muscat bound PK-165 and PK-166

From Peshawar

• Doha bound PK-285
• Abu Dhabi bound PK-217 and PK-218

From Lahore

• Muscat bound PK-229 and PK-230

International arrivals

• Jeddah to Peshawar PK-736
• Dubai to Sialkot PK-180
• Doha to Lahore PK-280
• Dubai to Lahore PK-204
• Sharjah to Multan PK-294