Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is to acquire additional long-range and medium-range aircraft for its fleet, according to PIA managing director Captain Nadeem Yousufzai.

“We would like to have those aircraft, which are fuel economical having two engines and a two-person cockpit,” he said.

The airline will make every effort to expand its operations and will enter into code-sharing with Air Lanka.

PIA has relaunched its flights from Karachi to Colombo after a gap of over three years, according to Associated Press of Pakistan.