British Airways to restore flights in Pakistan from August

ISLAMABAD: British Airways will restore flights to Pakistan from August which had been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The airlines has sought details of the arrangements before the resumption of the flight operation from Islamabad airport. The authorities have been asked to give details about cleanness arrangements at the airport and facilities available there to ensure the safe landing of its planes.

As per sources, British Airways will operate weekly three flights for Islamabad. It may be noted that after a long gap of 10 years, the first flight of British Airways, BAW-261 had landed at Islamabad International Airport from Heathrow, with 240 passengers on board on 3rd June 2019,

Customers landing into London can connect on to British Airways’ network which includes over 30 destinations across North America, with over 70 flights per day to the US through the airline’s joint business with American Airlines.

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Customers can also connect to over 30 countries in Europe. Moreover, Etihad Airways flights from Pakistan to Abu Dhabi began earlier this month.

The airline is operating 12 flights a week from Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore airports. Passengers are required to test for the coronavirus before the flight.