Pakistan International Airlines

[IanFarquharson]

Pakistan will be 'diverting' MAN flights to BHX in July, the Hi-fly aircraft then going on empty to MAN to op the outbound.

BHX red terminal and ever growing list of red hotels beginning to pay off !

 

[Matty_85]

According to PIA’s website, flights are bookable from BHX to Islamabad from the 2nd November x2 weekly... Does anyone know anything more?

 

[Poshgirl]

Yes, it's down to removal from red list last week.

However, there's no mention of ban imposed because of "poor safety culture".

Update: Some Pakistani media saying flights will be operated by a charter company.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Update: Some Pakistani media saying flights will be operated by a charter company.

I thought they were already doing that.

Kevin

 

[Poshgirl]

Yes Kevin, they are but wanted to clarify it would not be PIA aircraft operating the resumed flights.

 

[Llandudno]

The winter flights for the U.K. are currently showing as operating on PIA equipment, to which I have it on good authority PIA aircraft are highly, highly unlikely to be allowed into European and U.K. airspace this side of 2022.

so I’d take any schedules after Nov 1st with a rather large pinch of salt.

Currently the plan for U.K. ops into Oct is MAN/LHR-ISB, 1 weekly each with a Jordan Aviation A330. Nov/Dec likely to be similar with higher frequency on busier periods.

 

[Ashley]

PIA has arranged 32 flights to UK until end of October.Chartered Jordan Aviation Airbus A330-200 aircraft will transport PIA passengers from Pakistan to UK.
Most likely it be just Manchester and Heathrow .

 

[Kevin Farnell]

PIA aircraft are highly, highly unlikely to be allowed into European and U.K. airspace this side of 2022.

Technically, that should read 'EU and UK airspace'. 'Europe' is a geographical area (continent) consisting of far more countries than are members of the EU. The EU and Europe are two totally different things. I guess that if PIA wished to fly to Switzerland (a non EU country) it would have problems as Switzerland is landlocked (airlocked?) by EU member states.

Kevin

 

[IanFarquharson]

Dont expect PIA back on BHX - anytime soon if at all !

 

[CM.]

Dont expect PIA back on BHX - anytime soon if at all !

Do you not? This suggests so. PIA will resume flights from Birmingham to Islamabad from 11th October 2021. Using an A330 by a wetleased operated. Tweet below.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1442807804776046595

 

[Brum X]

Welcome back PIA

 

[IanFarquharson]

Jordan Aviation will op route but no chance of PIA themselves.

 

[Seasider]

Dont expect PIA back on BHX - anytime soon if at all !

But the route is continuing with PIA but operated by an "acceptable" airline. Your comment implied that the service would not be back.

 

[IanFarquharson]

But the route is continuing with PIA but operated by an "acceptable" airline. Your comment implied that the service would not be back.

Not on a PIA aircraft !

 

[Brum X]

Not on a PIA aircraft !

So why did you not say that and make a point of informing the forum however that the service will restart, abeit on different metal.

I don't think most on here care much if it is on PIA metal, we care more that BHX could of lost this vital route and that should of been explained better. We are all aware that PIA are banned from the UK so this is not a surprise to us.

#justsaying

 

[CM.]

Agreed and just because it’s not a PIA aircraft doesn’t mean it’s not being operated by them. The flights are but using another carrier on behalf of them whilst they’re still banned.

 

[Brum X]

Agreed and just because it’s not a PIA aircraft doesn’t mean it’s not being operated by them. The flights are but using another carrier on behalf of them whilst they’re still banned.

Also Agreed, lol

 

[Brum X]

However Ian, we do appreciate your information/news but a bit more clarificatiion would be useful to some of us who don't have the privilege of having contacts at BHX.

 

[IanFarquharson]

However Ian, we do appreciate your information/news but a bit more clarificatiion would be useful to some of us who don't have the privilege of having contacts at BHX

Point taken - thanks for the feedback

 

[Poshgirl]

And today's flight from Islamabad to BHX is showing cancelled on the arrivals board...