Emirates Airline to start flying to Sialkot International

[Hamad]

If PAX and Cargo Load to/from SKT in near future increase we will soon see upgrade to the Boeing 777.

[bigmountain]

The inaugural flight EK 620 by Emirates Airlines to Sialkot was flown under the Command of Capt Asghar Shinwari ex PIA Capt. The aircraft was an A330 and is the fifth destination for Emirates in Pakistan


BM

[Shehryar]

Well, in the last week Emirates has carried a full passenger load on outbound flights from Dubai to Sialkot. Guys wait for this space, i guess the 777 is soon to be introduced on this route, replacing the A330-200

[BaDaR]

Just got email from emirates about change to flight schudle from SKT. I was booked on 24 Dec from SKT to LHR with 2 hours stopover in DXB but due to new schedule i was given option to stay in DXB for 17 hours with hotel or fly on 22nd or 26th Dec,

New schedule is between 15 Dec till 14 Jan, From 16 Jan flights will be back to current schedule.

Flight 620 DXB to SKT

on Saturday, Sunday and Thursday
Dep DXB 06:25 Arr SKT 10:30
on Tuesday
Dep DXB 06:55 Arr SKT 11:00


Flight 621 SKT to DXB
on Saturday, Sunday and Thursday
Dep SKT 12:00 Arr DXB 14:50
on Tuesday
Dep SKT 13:15 Arr DXB 16:10

FlyDubai and Air Arabia have also changed flight schedule to afternoon and evening instead of early morning. Must be something to do with Sialkot airport.

[Hamad]

Yes I also noticed this when I recently searched for a Flight.
Seems to be that this is due to fog season - LHE Schedule also have been changed due to fog.

[raihans]

Most of the airports of Punjab must be upgraded to CAT III operations, how long flight operations will be effected due to Fog at LHE, ISB, SKT etc. Government is just thinking about constructing new airports but not considering to upgrade the navigational equipment at the existing airports.

[Abbas Ali]

I think flight operations at Peshawar Airport also get affected by fog in winters.

In case of Lahore Airport, I remember a Pakistan CAA official said that because fog affects flight operations for few weeks in mornings & nights of winter that's why they do not have plans to spend money in upgrading ILS at Lahore.

Abbas

[alimirfin]

I travelled last week from denmark to sialkot by Emirates and flight from dubai onwards was full of people travelling from europe (mostly spain n germany).
I noticed relatively well mannered passengers as compared to DXB 2 LHE =D>

[BaDaR]

Some pic of my trip from SKT to DXB on EK

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[Abbas Ali]

'Flyer' magazine cover story.



Abbas

[cpt_747]

Never seen this megazine at any of the UK book shops i.e W.H.Smiths..

'Boeing 737-800 "AIRCRAFTS" included in PIA fleet'

[Abbas Ali]

Emirates Airbus A330-243 registration A6-EKS seen at Sialkot International Airport.


Source: ummat.net

Abbas

[BaDaR]

Today's EK 620 to Sialkot was operated by B772(reg A6-EMH) instead of A332.

It was circling for some time before diverted to KHI due to fog. Arrived from KHI at 16:00 PST

Any idea why EK changed to B772?

[Hamad]

Seems to be a last minute equipment change.
I checked yesterday for EK620 Seat Map and Load of that Flight on expertflyer.com and it shows an A330 Aircraft.
Also I checked for my Flight Schedule for my Flight to SKT with EK in 1 Month and it still shows an A330.

Anyhow EK will upgrade soon SKT Flights with larger Equipment(like 772 or 773) as Passenger Load is almost 100% on every flight that I have checked last days and weeks.
Also Cargo demand from SKT is rising so sooner or later we will see the 777 on all Flights from / to SKT in sha Allah.

[BaDaR]

@Hamad

I traveled last month from SKT and flight was full. Didn't notice any empty seat. I'm also checking ek620/621 regularly on seatexperts and flights are having almost 90% load factor.

EK 620 depart DXB around 4am and most of flights from EU lands around midnight so waiting time for connecting passengers will be around 3-4 hours but on EK621 which lands around 12:35pm at DXB. Not many departing flights to EU with in 3-4 hour time frame. So passengers will stuck for almost 15hours stopover.

I think the day they upgraded to B777 they will change flight time to accommodate passengers on morning flights out of DXB to EU and rest of the world.