Pakistan suspends Kam Air flights from Afghanistan — news agency

Afghan people climb atop a Kam Air (the largest private Afghan airline) plane as they wait at the airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021. (AFP)

• Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority granted Kam Air permission for Islamabad-Kabul flights on September 27
• Kam Air was only carrier, besides PIA, operating commercial flights to Pakistan after Taliban takeover

ISLAMABAD: Kam Air, the largest private Afghan airline, has been barred from flying to Pakistan, Afghan media reported on Monday, citing airline officials.
The carrier would operate three weekly flights to Pakistan before the suspension of international flights from Afghanistan following a Taliban takeover of the country in August.
Some airlines have already resumed international services to Afghanistan and the civil aviation ministry of Afghanistan last month asked Pakistani authorities to allow Kam Air and Afghan national flag carrier Ariana to operate commercial flights to Islamabad.
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) granted Kam Air permission for Islamabad-Kabul flights on September 27.
“Officials of Kam Air Airlines said on Sunday, October 10 that their flights have been suspended for the past two days and added that they are awaiting the notice of Pakistan,” the Khaama Press News Agency, the largest online news service in Afghanistan, reported.
Neither Pakistani authorities nor the PCAA have commented on the issue.
Kam Air was the only carrier, besides Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), to operate commercial flights between Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Taliban takeover.
Founded in 2003, Kam Air has a fleet of seven aircraft and employs 1,200 people, according to its website.