23.10.11
Jumbo jets could soon be a regular sight at Leeds Bradford Airport if plans to introduce a Boeing 777 by Pakistan International Airlines get the go ahead, the Telegraph & Argus reports PIA has confirmed that it is planning to introduce the plane on its twice-weekly run to Islamabad and did not rule out expansion plans in the future.
The 777 is the world’s largest twin-engine aircraft and has twice the passenger capacity of any of the aircraft operating from the Yeadon airport. The wide-body ‘jumbo’ can carry 440 passengers. The largest aircraft that operates out of Leeds Bradford, the Airbus A310, can only take up to 220 passengers.
The Airbus A310 also pales in comparison in its dimensions with a wingspan of 44 metres and an overall length of 47 metres compared to the 777’s 61 metres and 64 metres. Originally, the introduction had been planned for September but this has been put back until the summer schedule in April.
