KARACHI/LONDON: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to resume its United Kingdom operations from Oct 30 through a chartered European airline. According to a PIA spokesperson, the booking for the flights which will be operated through Hi Fly — a Portuguese charter airline — has started. The development comes a week after the first British Airways flight landed at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore since 1976. The airline has announced to operate the new route four times a week through a Boeing 787-8 aircraft. According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the federal government has granted permission for four flights a week to British Airways with the condition to review slots upon resumption of PIA flights to Britain.

Source: Pakistan Today October 19, 2020 11:47 UTC