As posted on another thread re LBA, it looks like it really is going ahead next week. Apparently all seats for the first month are sold out. This from the LTN website......
London Luton goes Long Haul!
07 June 2005
New service to Pakistan launches this month. London Luton Airport is pleased to announce that from 17th June Swedish airline SWE Fly will be operating a scheduled service to Lahore, Pakistan three times a week.
By commencing services from London Luton to Lahore SWE FLY is the first airline to recognise the huge potential in the North London & Three Counties catchments for regular scheduled aviation services to the sub-continent.
Although SWE FLY is an established airline, by offering their customers long-haul flying at very competitive prices they are placing themselves at the forefront of the next phase of the global flying boom - "long haul / low cost".
The service which starts on Friday 17th June will operate on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Passengers will be flown to London Luton's sister airport at Stockholm Skavsta, Sweden for fast transfer to their comfortable Boeing 767 jetliner taking them on the 'trunk' sector to Lahore.
Seat prices for return flights currently start as low as £351 inc. tax.
Welcoming the news Paul Kehoe Managing Director London Luton Airport said today: "London Luton Airport is firmly established as one of the UK's leading airports and helped pioneer the low cost flying revolution in Europe.
So we are perfectly placed to partner and support SWE Fly at the start of this new era in travel - and the airline is to be congratulated in taking this initiative.
SWE Fly are offering a keenly-priced long-haul service which will appeal to many different types of traveller. The route will attract not only the business community, but also people wishing to visit friends and relations - and of course independent leisure travellers looking for new and exciting destinations to explore."
Last edited by Hawk; 8th June 2005 at 16:50.