PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
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PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
Today, PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLB performed VIP flight PK-2 (Pakistan Two) from Lahore to Minsk with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif onboard for three day official visit to Belarus.
Source: flightradar24.com
Earlier, AP-BLB had arrived in Lahore at 2:17 AM apparently as ferry flight PK-5316 from Karachi. The A320 had departed from Karachi at 12:53 AM.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk5316/
The A320 had arrived in Karachi as flight PK-301 from Islamabad on August 8.
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Source: flightradar24.com
Earlier, AP-BLB had arrived in Lahore at 2:17 AM apparently as ferry flight PK-5316 from Karachi. The A320 had departed from Karachi at 12:53 AM.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk5316/
The A320 had arrived in Karachi as flight PK-301 from Islamabad on August 8.
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
Whats the dotted line representing in the route?
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
^ area where the aircraft was not appearing on flightradar24.com.
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
PM Sharif holding talks with Pakistani businessmen aboard PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLB flying from Lahore to Minsk as flight PK-2.
PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLB at Minsk International Airport after arriving as flight PK-2 from Lahore.
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
Nice to see our so called PM wasting money. =D>
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
What do you mean? He is Prime Minister, he need efficient way of transportation that can take him from one point to other. What is the alternative way he should be using, any suggestion then?
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
Very well said......we have developed a habit of criticising everything.ammad wrote:What do you mean? He is Prime Minister, he need efficient way of transportation that can take him from one point to other. What is the alternative way he should be using, any suggestion then?
The option for PM could be to take a commercial flight via LHE-AUH-MSQ with two stops and changing two airlines (PIA & Etihad), or via IST (Turkish)
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
He could have used one of the following...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_trans ... t#PakistanThe country's VVIP fleet includes Gulfstream IV, Cessna Citation V, Cessna Citation Excel, Learjet 35, Learjet 45 XR, Raytheon Hawker 400, Falcon 20, Cessna Conquest II, Bell 412 helicopters (3) Mi-17 helicopter Airbus A310-300 and now the new LearJet.
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
^ Among those aircraft, I think only two PAF Gulfstreams could have been used. The other aircraft like Learjets and Hawker 400 belong to provincial governments. Cessna Citation I think used by military leaders. Helicopter obviously cannot be used for flight from Pakistan to Belarus. The VIP A310 was phased out quite sometime ago.
Mostly PAF Gulfstreams are used by Prime Minister and President for official trips.
I think PIA aircraft like A320 is chosen when a larger delegation like news media/businessmen etc. is accompanying the President or Prime Minister.
The Pakistani delegation led by PM Sharif on visit to Belarus apparently included Pakistani businessmen and probably it was not possible to accommodate all of them in a single Gulfstream flight.
BTW, AP-BLB has now departed from Minsk as VIP flight PK-2 to Pakistan.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-blb/
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Mostly PAF Gulfstreams are used by Prime Minister and President for official trips.
I think PIA aircraft like A320 is chosen when a larger delegation like news media/businessmen etc. is accompanying the President or Prime Minister.
The Pakistani delegation led by PM Sharif on visit to Belarus apparently included Pakistani businessmen and probably it was not possible to accommodate all of them in a single Gulfstream flight.
BTW, AP-BLB has now departed from Minsk as VIP flight PK-2 to Pakistan.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-blb/
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
^^ Totally agreed, I just pasted whole to spot easily on source page.
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
AP-BLB has landed at PAF Base Nur Khan, Chaklala, as flight PK-2 from Minsk.
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
AP-BLB departed from Islamabad at 12:11 AM as ferry flight PK-5363 to Karachi.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-blb
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http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-blb
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
And yesterday at around 9:30 Pm I saw two AgustaWestland AW139 choppers flying towards Prime Minister secretariat. Spotted them near Rawal Lake, must be carrying PM from Airport.Abbas Ali wrote:AP-BLB has landed at PAF Base Nur Khan, Chaklala, as flight PK-2 from Minsk.
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Re: PIA Airbus A320 Performs VIP Flight to Minsk
On August 14, AP-BLB resumed performing PIA commercial flights by flying from Karachi to Islamabad as flight PK-368.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-blb
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http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-blb
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