Overview
- PIA inaugurated its Lahore–Manchester service with flight PK-709 carrying 325 passengers on the inaugural trip.
- The new Lahore service raises PIA’s Pakistan–Manchester schedule to five weekly flights with four departures from Islamabad and one from Lahore.
- A send-off ceremony at Lahore Airport included PIA local management, COO Khurram Mushtaq, and officials from Manchester Airport Group.
- Passengers and members of the Pakistani community welcomed the restored direct link as a boost to convenience for travellers between the UK and Pakistan.
- The expansion follows UK regulators clearing PIA to resume UK services and the airline says it will next look to add Birmingham and London to its UK routes.