Pakistan International Airlines

[Scania1800]

PIA has chartered Norse Atlantic for their routes to the UK, thus using the PIA slots. This is not a Norse originated route and has a ending term of 2027

Tuesday

ISB to BHX:
Flight No: NJU705
Call Sign: Norse UK 705

BHX to ISB:
Flight No: NJU706
Call Sign: Norse UK


Baggage Allowance:
W Class: 60kg
Y Class: 50kg
Infants: Free of charge with 10kg baggage
Human Remains: Free of charge

 

[gulftraveller]

According to SPD travels, these are HB flights, not PIA.

 

[IanFarquharson]

According to SPD travels, these are HB flights, not PIA.

Incorrect

 

[gulftraveller]

Ok. Then it is strange they are using UK/NJU flight numbers and that the schedule looks just like the original HBIA plan:

Topic: Norse Atlantic / HBIA to fly LGW,MAN & BHX to Islamabad – Business Traveller

In a significant development for the British Pakistani community, Norse Atlantic UK, a UK based scheduled airline, has submitted a formal application to the Civil Aviation Authority and Aviation…

www.businesstraveller.com

 

[Scania1800]

According to SPD travels, these are HB flights, not PIA.

SPD is wrong, as they are using PIA slots, alongside PIAs human remains allowance. They are chartered, hence why the deadline is 2027, same happened with Jordan aviation

 

[Ashley]

Why use LGW when you already have LHR slots .

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Surprised it’s 1 weekly if it is.

So it’s 3,724 passengers per every Tuesday

Pretty poor but at least it’s a start of things to come

 

[rollo]

Why use LGW when you already have LHR slots .

Probably because Norse UK are based there.

Surprised it’s 1 weekly if it is.

So it’s 3,724 passengers per every Tuesday

Pretty poor but at least it’s a start of things to come

3,724? - border force will be busy

 

[Matt995]

Surprised it’s 1 weekly if it is.

So it’s 3,724 passengers per every Tuesday

Pretty poor but at least it’s a start of things to come

wow 3,724 passengers on a 336 seater dreamliner, impressive! - I don't think its pretty poor at all, at least they are planning to start flights, if they are only using 1 dreamliner then we can't expect much more, plenty of other UK airports would love a weekly flight to Islamabad!

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I meant 3724 every month

 

[gulftraveller]

SPD is wrong, as they are using PIA slots, alongside PIAs human remains allowance. They are chartered, hence why the deadline is 2027, same happened with Jordan aviation

Fair enough. But the Pakistani fora and media all say this is HB, whoever they are.

 

[Matt995]

guess we won't be seeing PIA anytime soon!!


Foreign travel advice

Pakistan​

!WarningFCDO advises against all travel to parts of Pakistan.

!WarningFCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Pakistan.

Areas where FCDO advises against travel​

Pakistan-Afghanistan border​

FCDO advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province​

FCDO advises against all travel to these areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province:

• Bajaur
• Bannu
• Buner
• Chārsadda
• Dera Ismail Khan
• Hangu
• Karak
• Khyber
• Kohat
• Kurram
• Lakki Marwat
• Lower Dir
• Mohmand
• Orakzai
• Peshawar, including the city of Peshawar
• Swat
• Tank
• North Waziristan
• Upper South Waziristan
• Lower South Waziristan
• the Karakoram Highway between Mansehra and Chilas via Battagram, Besham City, Dasu and Sazin up to the junction with the N15
• the N45 Highway, from the north of the Mardan ring road, to the edge of Chitral City, including Kalash valley

Balochistan Province​

FCDO advises against all travel to Balochistan Province.

Pakistan-India Border Area​

FCDO advises against all but essential travel within 5 miles of the international border between Pakistan and India. The Wagah border crossing is closed.

Pakistan-administered Kashmir​

FCDO advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the Line of Control.

Sindh Province​

FCDO advises against all but essential travel to all areas of Sindh Province north of and including the city of Nawabshah.


big question mark now if we will now see Norse operating to Islamabad once a week from late October?

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Ban Lifted

https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/07/16/uk-lifts-ban-on-pakistani-airlines-flights/

Credit to Sean M

 

[gulftraveller]

Now all PIA needs are the aircraft to operate these routes.

 

[mullion]

I`m sure just read earlier this week it will be Norse initially on Manchester, sorry cannot remember source but will have scan as to where I read it, but at a guess I would BHX will be the same

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

I`m sure just read earlier this week it will be Norse initially on Manchester, sorry cannot remember source but will have scan as to where I read it, but at a guess I would BHX will be the same

I think ur referring to HB international airlines.Norse are supposedly operating flights for them.Don’t know if that is still the case

 

[mullion]

I am told that it is the same thing as they are operating on PIA flight numbers and times

 

[gulftraveller]

If that is the case, why have they waited until the ban was lifted? UK registered aircraft have not been affected by the prohibition. Indeed, PIA briefly operated to UK with leased aircraft after the ban was introduced.

 

[Scania1800]

Now all PIA needs are the aircraft to operate these routes.

They are unable to. The mainline aircraft are currently sitting as skeletons in Karachi, until those don’t come back, it’s looking pretty far yet

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Is this HBIA -Norse leased airline still happening?