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PIA to increase weekly London flights from four to seven starting Oct. 27
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PIA to increase weekly London flights from four to seven starting Oct. 27

From Dawn · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement New plan
  • Pakistan International Airlines will increase its weekly London service from four flights to seven starting Oct. 27.
  • The new schedule includes five flights from Islamabad and two on the Lahore-London route.
  • The increase follows the lifting of long-standing flight restrictions imposed after a 2020 Karachi crash and concerns over pilot licensing.

Pakistan International Airlines will increase its weekly flights to London from four to seven starting Oct. 27, restoring a larger presence on the route after years of restrictions on Pakistani carriers.

Under the new schedule, five flights will depart from Islamabad and two will operate between Lahore and London, PIA said in a statement. The airline attributed the expansion to passenger confidence and rising demand.

The increase in the number of flights reflects passenger confidence and rising demand.

— Pakistan International AirlinesThe airline explained why it was adding three weekly London flights.

Pakistani flights faced bans from the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States after an aircraft crash in Karachi in June 2020 killed nearly 100 people. The European Union Air Safety Agency barred PIA from operating in EU countries over safety concerns.

The restrictions followed then-Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan’s statement in parliament that some pilots’ licences were “dubious.” The European agency lifted its ban on Nov. 28, 2024, after more than four years. In July 2025, the United Kingdom also removed Pakistan from its restrictions list, according to the report.

dubious

— Ghulam Sarwar KhanThe former aviation minister used the term in parliament when referring to pilots’ licences.
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Originally published by Dawn in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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