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Pakistan airlines grounds flights

11th February 2011 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) grounded all flights for a second consecutive day as government efforts to mediate an end to industrial action failed to resolve the dispute.

Staff have been on picket lines since Tuesday, resulting in the cancellation of around 250 flights, the stranding of 45,000 passengers and causing losses of around $19 million for the airline, which is on the brink of bankruptcy.

Source: AFP

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