KARACHI: Private airlines have raised fares for the stranded passengers amid ongoing strike by the employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) against privatisation of the national flag carrier.
Usually, the one-way fare from Karachi to Lahore or Islamabad is around Rs8,000 to Rs9,000 but after the strike by the joint action committee of PIA employees, private airlines have increased it to Rs15,000.
Tickets of domestic flights are also being sold at around Rs25,000 to Rs30,000 in black.
The stranded passengers are saying that they have already been facing difficulties in reaching to the airports due to strike by PIA employees and to add to their difficulties, the private airlines have made staggering increase in fare.
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