PIA to Start Flights from Faisalabad to Jeddah and Medina

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PIA to Start Flights from Faisalabad to Jeddah and Medina

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According to PTV News, PIA is starting:

Once a week flight from Faisalabad to Medina from December 22, 2015.

Once a week flight from Faisalabad to Jeddah from January 8, 2016.

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Re: PIA to Start Flights from Faisalabad to Jeddah and Medina

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Flights between Faisalabad and Medina.

Route: Faisalabad to Medina
Flight Number: PK-747
Days of Operation: Tuesday
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320
Departure from Faisalabad: 1:20 PM
Arrival at Medina: 4:00 PM
Flight Duration: Four hours & forty minutes

Route: Medina to Faisalabad
Flight Number: PK-748
Days of Operation: Sunday
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320
Departure from Medina: 10:35 PM
Arrival at Faisalabad: 5:05 AM
Flight Duration: Four hours & thirty minutes
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Route: Faisalabad to Jeddah
Flight Number: PK-741
Days of Operation: Friday
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320
Departure from Faisalabad: 10:45 PM
Arrival at Jeddah: 2:10 AM
Flight Duration: Five hours & twenty-five minutes

Route: Jeddah to Faisalabad
Flight Number: PK-740
Days of Operation: Saturday
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320
Departure from Jeddah: 3:50 AM
Arrival at Faisalabad: 10:30 AM
Flight Duration: Four hours & forty minutes

Source: piac.com.pk

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Re: PIA to Start Flights from Faisalabad to Jeddah and Medina

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It was long awaiting demand from people of Faisalabad.. I am sure PIA will increase flight frequency ssoon
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Re: PIA to Start Flights from Faisalabad to Jeddah and Medina

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Aint these flights already been started? LYP airport on flightradar24 already showing flight to JED from LYP today at 4 pm. The earlier flight from JED to LYP will land today at 5.45pm with a delay of 1 hour and 45 mins.
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Faisalabad to Medina inaugural PIA flight PK-747 not performed today?

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk747

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PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLD departed from Faisalabad as flight PK-747 to Medina. The inaugural flight departed at 9:17 PM with a delay of nearly eight hours. The A320 carried 150 passengers, according to PTV News.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk747

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PIA Faisalabad to Medina inaugural flight PK-747 photos.



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If an A320 takes about 158 people that's a great load considering it's such a small airport.
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PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLC is airborne as airline's inaugural flight PK-748 from Medina to Faisalabad.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk748

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What about pax load?
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PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLC departed from Faisalabad at 11:04 PM as inaugural flight PK-745 to Jeddah today.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/ap-blc/

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