end of March 1980 coming home to UK after a months leave (I worked for BMA on our 707's at KHI leased to PIA for a bit then took my leave, ended up in the exotic Maldives)
Male-CMB UL 737-200 Air Lanka just been formed (late afternoon) got F U/G
CMB-KHI PIA DC-8-53 leased from Cargolux LX-IDB (landed middle of the night)
KHI-DXB-FCO-FRA-ORY-LHR PIA 747-200 (ex TAP bird) Got F U/G at DXB
(We left KHI at 07.30 and got to London early evening, so almost 24 hours travelling)
(came down from KHI to CMB on a PIA 720B)
All on free tickets