Newscaster
Thanks for that link, but 'genuine' UK carriers can and probably would object to direct flights. I wonder if the owner of this 'ticketing outfit' (Air Scotland) is aware that Greece Airways (who are the actual airline operating Air Scotland's flights, and who are registered in Greece) would require 5th freedom traffic rights to operate these routes. Obviously not, otherwise they wouldn't be feeding this nonsense to the press ! ??
The only way this might work is with an intermediate stop in Greece. And if you can't fly non-stop, you might as well book with a proper airline like Emirates and have all the inflight comforts etc.
There are far too many people in the UK who think that all it takes is a pinstripe suit, a corner shop and a cellphone to start offering low cost services to Pakistan ;-)
CG