Special Flights to Evacuate Pakistanis from Libya

[Abbas Ali]

Today (September 10) Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR performed another special relief flight LN-1272 from Tripoli to Lahore.

The A330 landed at Lahore Airport at 11:23 AM.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/5a-lar

According to PTV News, the special flight transported a total of 260 Pakistanis from Tripoli to Lahore.

So far, 1,994 Pakistanis have been evacuated from Libya through seven special flights.

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[Abbas Ali]

Today (September 13) Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR performed another special relief flight LN-1272 from Tripoli to Lahore.

LN-1272 landed at Lahore Airport at 10:12 AM.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/5a-lar

The A330 departed from Lahore at 12:30 PM.

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[Abbas Ali]

Evacuated Pakistanis coming out of Allama Iqbal International Air Port (AIIAP) - Lahore on September 13, 2014. They were flown from Tripoli to Lahore by Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 (5A-LAR) special relief flight LN-1272 chartered by Pakistan government. A total of 280 Pakistanis were evacuated by this flight.

According to PTV News, 2,274 Pakistanis have been evacuated through eight special relief flights so far.

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[Shahab]

Slightly off topic but just out of curiosity, do people still have to buy a ticket to use these flights? or they are payed for by GOP?

[Abbas Ali]

Today (September 14) Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR performed another special relief flight LN-1272 from Tripoli to Lahore.

LN-1272 landed at Lahore Airport at 9:13 AM.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/5a-lar

The A330 departed from Lahore at 12:34 PM.

Slightly off topic but just out of curiosity, do people still have to buy a ticket to use these flights? or they are payed for by GOP?

I guess evacuees are paying fare otherwise state-run PTV would have mentioned that they are being transported free of cost.

Btw, chartered Libyan A330 flights are cheaper per passenger when compared to flights that were operated by PIA, according to news report on following link:

http://nation.com.pk/national/04-Sep-20 ... from-libya

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[Abbas Ali]

According to PTV News, Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR special relief flight LN-1272 from Tripoli to Lahore today carried 280 Pakistanis.

2,554 Pakistanis have been evacuated from Libya through nine special relief flights so far.

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[Abbas Ali]

On September 16 Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR performed another special relief flight LN-1272 from Tripoli to Lahore. The flight transported 259 Pakistanis, according to news reports.

LN-1272 landed at Lahore Airport at 10:15 PM.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/5a-lar

So far, 2769 Pakistanis have been evacuated from Libya through ten special relief flights so far, according to news sources.

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[Abbas Ali]

According to PTV News, majority of Pakistanis who wanted to be evacuated from Libya have been evacuated.

Government of Pakistan allocated four hundred million rupees for operation of evacuation flights. Probably it means evacuees were transported by air for free?

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[Abbas Ali]

According to PTV News, third and final stage of evacuating Pakistanis from Libya has begun in which ten special flights are planned to be operated.

A special flight with 180 evacuated Pakistanis has departed from Libya.

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[Abbas Ali]

According to Pakistan Foreign Office statement today, 360 Pakistanis will soon be evacuated from Libya by two flights i.e. 180 passengers per flight.

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[Abbas Ali]

According to PTV News, another special flight with 180 evacuated Pakistanis has departed from Libya.

The evacuation process will be completed in next few days.

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[Abbas Ali]

According to Dunya News channel, a special flight has landed at Lahore Airport with 180 Pakistanis evacuated from Libya.

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[Abbas Ali]

Kyrgyzstan's S Group Aviation Airbus A320-231 (EX-32004) on wet lease to Libya's Buraq Air is transporting Pakistanis from Tripoli to Lahore these days.

The A320 is evacuating 180 persons per flight.

Here's June 2014 photo of EX-32004.

Antalya S Group Airbus A320 EX-32004 June14 by Dave P Aviation photos, on Flickr

PTV News today showed evacuated Pakistanis after their arrival at Lahore Airport last night.

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[Abbas Ali]

According to PTV News, 13th and final special flight to evacuate Pakistanis from Libya is going to carry 180 persons from Tripoli to Lahore.

Aircraft that operated 13 special relief flights from Tripoli to Lahore:

1st flight - PIA Boeing 747-367 registration AP-BFY.
2nd flight - PIA Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEU.
3rd flight - PIA Airbus A310-308 registration AP-BEG.
4th flight - Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR.
5th flight - Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR.
6th flight - Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR.
7th flight - Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR.
8th flight - Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR.
9th flight - Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR.
10th flight - Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 registration 5A-LAR.
11th flight - S Group Aviation Airbus A320-231 registration EX-32004 on wet lease to Buraq Air.
12th flight - S Group Aviation Airbus A320-231 registration EX-32004 on wet lease to Buraq Air.
13th flight - S Group Aviation Airbus A320-231 registration EX-32004 on wet lease to Buraq Air.

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[Abbas Ali]

Thirteenth and last special relief from Tripoli will land at Lahore Airport tonight, according to PTV News.

The aircraft will carry 180 persons.

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