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

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Pia schedules is showing first flight from Manchester on 14/08 to Islamabad and the first flight from Islambad back to Manchester is 16/08.
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PIA Manchester to Islamabad flight PK9702 to be operated on August 14 with Hi Fly Airbus A330-300

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From Islamabad, the aircraft will perform PIA flight PK9785 to London on August 15.

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Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 is configured to carry a total of 285 passengers in a two-class layout.

255 passengers in Economy Class
30 passengers in Business Class

Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 aircraft will perform PIA flights between Pakistan and UK using PIA call sign and flight numbers.

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The aircraft is coming from HiFly Malta. They have three ex Singapore Airlines A330-300s in 30/255 seat layout. Three planes are 2013-14 built.

This is much better option than the A330-900 they were planning on leasing from HiFly Portugal.
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Hi Fly A330-neo will be busy working for SpiceJet.

https://simpleflying.com/spicejet-lease ... 30neo/amp/
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Pakistan International August 2020 UK operations

By Jim Liu

6 August 2020 01:00

Pakistan International Airlines from mid-August 2020 is resuming service to the UK, with leased Airbus A330-300 aircraft from HiFly. Interim schedule for the UK sees the airline operating to/from Islamabad.

Planned August 2020 schedule as follows.

Islamabad – Birmingham A330-300 operates on 29AUG20
PK9791 ISB1230 – 1600BHX 333
PK9792 BHX2000 – 0845+1ISB 333

Islamabad – London Heathrow A330-300 operates on 15AUG20 and 22AUG20
PK9785 ISB1230 – 1600LHR 333
PK9786 LHR2000 – 0840+1ISB 333

Islamabad – Manchester eff 14AUG20 1 weekly A330-300
PK9701 ISB1230 – 1600MAN 333 7
PK9702 MAN2000 – 0845+1ISB 333 5

Source: https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/ai ... f-05aug20/
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When is the HiFly wet leased A330-300 arriving in Pakistan. With flights in 3 days should the aircraft have not already reached Pakistan??
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^ Hi Fly Airbus A330 will arrive in Islamabad on August 15 as PIA flight PK9702 from Manchester.

PIA flight PK9702 to Islamabad to be operated with Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 will depart from Manchester on August 14.

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On August 14, PIA Manchester to Islamabad flight PK9702 to be operated with Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 is scheduled to depart at 8:00 PM (local time) from Terminal 2 of Manchester Airport.

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Source: https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/

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Probably Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 (aircraft registration 9H-TAJ) to perform PIA August 14 Manchester to Islamabad flight PK9702.

The A330 arrived in Manchester apparently as ferry flight HFM533P from London Gatwick Airport on August 13.

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Source: flightradar24.com

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Information about Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 (aircraft registration 9H-TAJ) on airline's website:

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Source: https://hifly.aero/fleet/a330/9h-taj/

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PIA Manchester to Islamabad flight PK9702 to be operated on August 15 now?

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Source: https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk9702

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Flight has departed & is bound to Islamabad.

Flight Details
Aircraft Type A330-343
Registration 9H-TAJ
Route MAN - ISB
Stand 31

Departure Route - DESIG1S
AOBT Aircraft Off Block Time - 21:03
ATOT Actually Take Off Time - 21:18

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Any idea as to how much PIA must be paying by the hour for wet leasing this aircraft for its flights.
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Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 (aircraft registration 9H-TAJ) arrived in Islamabad at 8:52 AM as flight 5M9702 from Manchester.

Apparently, the aircraft did not use PIA flight number/call sign.

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Hi Fly Airbus A330-300 (aircraft registration 9H-TAJ) departed from Islamabad at 1:55 PM as flight 5M9701 to Manchester.

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