Why all the talk about PIA quitting LBA. They have said the route is profitable, the load factors seem very good, people want to use LBA rather than MAN if at all possible so the market is there. PIA have invested in the route so why pull out? It appears that the 777 is possible from LBA. In fact given time there is no reason to believe that it will go back to 3 x weekly, plus the possibility of Turkish Airlines flying LBA to IST maybe 3 or 4 weekly, maybe even GLA -LBA- IST for increased connections, etc.