US disallows direct flights from Pakistan

US disallows direct flights from Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: American aviation authorities have disallowed direct flights to the US from Pakistan quoting “inappropriate” security arrangements at the country’s airports, officials said. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) reviewed security arrangements in light of the concerns expressed by US authorities. The CAA and officials from Pakistan International Airlines, (PIA) confirmed the report to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. “We have started direct flights to Toronto (Canada), but US authorities are not giving us permission and are saying that we should continue to operate flights via Manchester,” a PIA official said. US embassy official Peter Kowach in Islamabad confirmed the reports but refused to comment. Online