Staff Reporter, Daily Dawn, Dawn TV Report
Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines has announced it to resume flights to the UK from October 25.
A spokesperson for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said in a statement issued on Saturday that in the first phase, it will operate two flights from Islamabad to Manchester weekly on Saturdays and Tuesdays.
According to the schedule, the PIA flight will depart at 12 noon and reach Manchester at 5 pm.
The flight from Manchester will depart at 7 pm and reach Islamabad at 7 am.
According to the spokesperson, Manchester flights will be increased gradually, and in the second phase, flights to London will also start.
The statement said that the flights have been opened for booking, and instead of the 15-hour journey, they will be able to reach Manchester in 8 hours.
After a gap of 5 years, PIA is going to resume its operations on this route.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority had issued an operating permit for foreign aircraft to PIA on Friday, after which the last administrative hurdle for the resumption of flights in the UK was removed.
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