PIA Announces Resumption of UK Flights from August 14 With Alternate Arrangements

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misrar787 wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:35 pm No Comment.


I presume maybe the inbound flight or cargo must be allowing the route to continue? I seen someone quote tweeting that the Virgin flight had 2 passengers.! Talk about an upgrade!
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baberblues wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:39 amI presume maybe the inbound flight or cargo must be allowing the route to continue? I seen someone quote tweeting that the Virgin flight had 2 passengers.! Talk about an upgrade!
This is not uncommon for flights at the start or end of holidays, even pre-corona, esp. on destinations where one side is responsible for the bulk of demand. Flights between egypt and europe around christmas see similar one-way traffic.
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baberblues wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:39 am
misrar787 wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:35 pm No Comment.


I presume maybe the inbound flight or cargo must be allowing the route to continue? I seen someone quote tweeting that the Virgin flight had 2 passengers.! Talk about an upgrade!


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According to PIA spokesperson, the lone passenger on chartered Hi Fly Airbus A330 Manchester to Islamabad flight was accompanying dead body of his relative transported by the aircraft. The passenger was allowed to board the aircraft on humanitarian basis.

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It's not surprising that flights from UK have such poor loads given the restrictions imposed by Pakistan. Surely the flight could only be financially/commercially viable if the return leg has a good number of pax.
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Can’t PIA get a one way ISB-MAN contract with the charter airline? If its possible then the positioning the aircraft at ISB would be the company’s headache.
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A310 wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:16 pm Can’t PIA get a one way ISB-MAN contract with the charter airline? If its possible then the positioning the aircraft at ISB would be the company’s headache.
Companies include positioning expenses in their charter quote. There is no free ride anywhere
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Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 aircraft registration 9H-TAJ performing chartered PIA flight 5M702 from Manchester to Islamabad.

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Today, Hi Fly Airbus A330-900neo aircraft registration CS-TKY performing chartered PIA flight 5K701 from Islamabad to Manchester. The aircraft departed from Islamabad at 4:09 AM.

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May I travel abroad?

Not unless you have a good excuse. “You can only travel internationally – or within the UK – where you first have a legally permitted reason to leave home,” says the government.

Essential journeys are possible: for work, medical treatment, legal purposes or urgent compassionate reasons.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne ... 82275.html
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Imminent announcement either today or over the next few days that a negative COVID PCR test within 72 hours will become mandatory for anyone entering the UK by air, sea or train.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne ... 82425.html
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Today, Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 aircraft registration 9H-TAJ performed chartered PIA flight5K701 from Islamabad to Manchester. The aircraft departed from Islamabad at 4:04 AM.

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PIA website is showing a schedule and fares for Man-Isb flights in March and April. I was hoping to see only the chartered flights but it is showing almost daily with B777. Very strange.
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Today, Hi Fly Airbus A330-343 registration 9H-TAJ departed from Islamabad at 2:06 PM as flight 5M701 to Manchester.

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