by Jen Mallia
Last updated: 12:15 PM ET, Mon September 15, 2025
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) usually operates a weekly flight between Karachi (KHI) and Toronto Pearson (YYZ), but it has been put on hiatus while the airline performs “necessary maintenance” on its long haul aircraft, reports Arab News.
The route is serviced by PIA’s Boeing 777, an aircraft that is capable of flights of up to 17 hours.
“The two long-range aircraft will undergo a three-week technical inspection and replacement of parts, which is inevitable after every ten years,” PIA said in a statement.
“The aim of the aircraft repairs at this time is to fully prepare them before the expected passenger rush in the coming month.”
There are no flights listed on the PIA website between Canada and Pakistan until Sep. 30, 2025.
According to the Arab News report, the airline apologized for the inconvenience caused to its passengers but said their safety and complete fitness of the aircraft was its top priority.
The airline faced troubles in the past, having been banned in June 2020 from flying to the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom and the United States, following a May 2020 tragedy when an Airbus A-320s crashed into a residential neighborhood in Karachi, killing nearly 100 people.
The disaster was attributed to human error by the pilots and air traffic control, reported the BBC at the time.
In November 2024, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced it was lifting the ban on PIA, while the UK removed Pakistan from its ‘Air Safety List’ on July 16, which meant PIA could apply for permits to resume UK flights.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) undertook an assessment of the aviation safety system in Karachi last week, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) said. The review may lead to the resumption of direct flights to the U.S.
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