UK - Pakistan open skies

[MAN777]

This is interesting, any ideas about who will take early advantage of this deal and how it will effect the current operations of PIA for instance.


http://www.uk-airport-news.info/heathrow-airport-news-020208a.htm

[Shed-on-a-Pole]

PIA has recently expressed an interest in launching services to the UK from Sialkhot (the interview with a PIA official mentioned a service to MAN). Presumably this can now proceed at PIA's convenience.

[K.Whyjelly]

Understand that amongst the airlines approved to start operating into Pakistan include bmi, Virgin and Astraeus and that BA can increase their frequency

[14 loop]

Although announced before the UK-Pakistan open skies deal, this Thursday sees the first Shaheen flight from Islamabad to Leeds Bradford.