PIA to Start Flights for Najaf

[Abbas Ali]

PIA will start flights for Najaf, Iraq, next month.

Info Source: PIA Press Release (February 3, 2014)

Probably these flights will be operated from Quetta.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

PIA will start flights for Najaf in the month of May, according to a news channel.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

PIA flights to Najaf will be operated from Karachi, according to PTV News.

Abbas

[A310]

Yesterday, 28th Feb 14, AP-BGO operated KHI-NJF-KHI sectors with the call sign PIA1111 and PIA1112. A310 crew have been planned on this particular pattern almost every week from now on. So this is the start of scheduled service to Najaf or this is some special flight as indicated by the call sign?
Thanks.

[A310]

PK1111 took off at 1230LT KHI.
Screen shot showing PK1111 near Najaf just before descend.

[Abbas Ali]

Probably chartered flights?

Abbas

[A310]

Or maybe an agreement just like PK1855 which operates to Kashgar every wednesday?

[Abbas Ali]

^ Yes, could be a similar arrangement.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Najaf has begun appearing in list of cities served by PIA on airline's official website piac.aero but flights schedule for the city is still not available.

Abbas