British Airways, the UK’s national flag carrier, has decided to resume direct flights between Islamabad and London beginning today.
According to reports, British Airways has received permission from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The airline must adhere to the assigned flight route and pay aeronautical charges.
According to standard operating procedures, the airline will not be permitted to transport spying or military equipment. It will also be required to notify the CAA in advance of any cancelled or delayed flights.
It should be noted that they announced around two months ago that flight operations to Islamabad would be temporarily halted due to operational challenges.
British Airways announced in December 2018 that it would resume flights to Pakistan after a 10-year hiatus. The airline ceased operations in 2008 due to the deterioration of Pakistan’s law and order situation.
The flights resumed following an improvement in the country’s law and order situation as a result of the efforts and sacrifices of the armed forces and other law enforcement agencies.
In January 2019, a British security team visited Pakistan to assess whether all international airports in the country have the necessary security measures in place.
Later that year, in June, the first British Airways flight carrying 240 passengers landed in Pakistan after a 10-year absence.
To commemorate the resumption of flight operations to Pakistan, the airline flew a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The 787 Dreamliner was British Airways’ latest long-haul aircraft at the time, and it was 20% more fuel efficient than other aircraft in its fleet.
Then came the Coronavirus pandemic, which forced British Airways to suspend flights to Pakistan for nearly four months. The operations were restarted in August 2020. The airline began flights between Lahore and London in October 2020, while Airways announced the suspension of Lahore flight operations in January 2021.
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