Editing Economy of Pakistan (section)

===== Air linkage =====
[[File:PK Karachi Airport asv2020-01.jpg|thumb|[[Jinnah International Airport]] in [[Karachi]]]]

The year 1955 marked the inauguration of the Pakistan airline's first scheduled international service – to London, via Cairo and Rome. In 1959, the Government of Pakistan appointed Air Commodore Nur Khan as the managing director of PIA. With his visionary leadership, PIA 'took off' and within a short span of 6 years, gained the stature and status of one of the world's frontline carriers. In aviation circles, this period has often been referred to as the "golden years of PIA". On 29 April 1964, with a Boeing 720B, PIA earned the distinction of becoming the first airline from a non-communist country to fly into the People's Republic of China. Private sector airlines in Pakistan include [[Airblue]], which serves the main cities within Pakistan in addition to destinations in the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Manchester]] in the United Kingdom.

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|+[[Pakistan International Airlines|PIA]] annual reports<ref>{{cite web |title=PIA Annual Statements |url=https://www.piac.com.pk/corporate/management/corporate-reports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410203501/https://www.piac.com.pk/corporate/management/corporate-reports |archive-date=10 April 2020 |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=PIA}}</ref>
!Indicators
!2003
!2008
!2013
!2018
!2019
!2020
!2021
!2022
|-
|Route kilometers
|290,129
|311,131
|411,936
|332,303
|389,725
|705,820
|374,054
|341,821
|-
|Passengers carried (000)
|4,556
|5,617
|4,449
|5,203
|5,290
|2,541
|2,657
|4,281
|-
|Operating revenue (billion PKR)
|47.952
|88.863
|95.771
|103.490
|147.500
|94.989
|86.185
|172.038
|-
|Operating expenses (billion PKR)
|42.574
|120.499
|123.151
|150.524
|153.631
|95.670
|101.212
|183.354
|-
|Profit+/-loss after tax (billion PKR)
| +1.298
| −36.138
| −44.322
| −67.328
| −52.602
| −34.643
| −50.101
| −88.008
|}