According to a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) statement, Bernd Hildenbrand was ousted and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Nayyar Hayat will take over as acting the CEO.
"This has approval of the competent authority," read the notification by PIA's chief human resource officer.
Hildenbrand, who on April 6 had gone on a 15-day leave, was put on the exit control list and barred from travelling abroad following the initiation of a probe into corruption charges against him.
"My conscience is clear. I haven't done anything wrong. There's no question of any corruption on my part," he said.
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The decision to put Hildenbrand on exit control list came after the National Assembly was told that PIA had suffered losses of about Rs 180 crores on a premium service on the domestic route and also in connection with the airlines acquiring a plane from Sri Lankan Airlines at an exorbitant price than the prevailing market rate.
Apparently the airline acquired a plane from Sri Lankan Airlines at USD 8,000 per hour, while another airline had acquired the same type of plane at USD 4,000 per hour.