PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) will phase out its last remaining B747-300, AP-BFY (msn 23920), from revenue service with effect from mid-November sources have informed ch-aviation. The aircraft will be retired upon the conclusion of the carrier's return Hajj flights.
PIA has systemically replaced its ageing B747 fleet with newer B777-200(LR)s, four B777-200(ER)s, and three B777-300(ER)s.
According to the ch-aviation aircraft database, the Pakistani national carrier is one of the few remaining operators of the B747-300 passenger jet with MaxAir (Nigeria) (VM, Katsina), Orient Thai Airlines (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi), Mahan Air (W5, Tehran Mehrabad), and Saudi Arabian Royal Flight (Riyadh), the others.
