Staff Reporter
Karachi
Pakistan International Airlines will resume flight operations to and from United Kingdom from August 14, said a spokesperson of nation flag carrier Abdullah Khan on Wednesday.
The first flight PK9702 will carry more than 250 passengers from Manchester to Islamabad and the next flight PK9785 will airlift passengers from Islamabad to London are scheduled for August 14 and 15 respectively.
The PIA has made an agreement with a Portugal based airline for an alternative arrangement in which an airbus A-330 with a capacity of more than 300 seats would be used during the operation while it would prominently display PIA’s slot and call sign.
The spokesperson maintained the carrier would comply all standard operating procedures (SOPs) of Cvoid-19 and accommodate low number of passengers against the actual capacity for safety of travellers and crew members against the infection.
He apprised special preference would be given to passengers of Pakistani origins settled in sizable number at UK in provision of tickets to economy and business classes of the flights.
According to details of the reservation, seats of first flight have been fully booked while the process is ongoing for the flight from Islamabad to London. The national carrier has offered each passenger 45 kilogramme luggage allowance along with other essential facilities.
