British Airways Planning to Start Flights for Lahore

[baberblues]

I can definitely see this Lahore flight going daily one day

[ba260]

Due to Corona pandemic all of the sudden LHE flight came into play as most of the BA routes that are solely based on leisure travel are impacted badly thus compelling them to pick other markets. for e.g Carribean/ BKK flights e.t.c. are impacted

The compelling use case for KHI could be a better connection to North American cities. Mind that It is not just YYZ, but YVR, YUL, and probably Calgary where BA flies too in Canada.

For the USA, BA flew to 26 cities, yes 26 cities while generally ME3 and TK are mostly focus on 10 main us cities. So the remaning 16 cities provides edge to BA as BA will be in the position to provide one stop flight to the destination.

For e.g. From San Diego to LHR to either LHE or KHI would be a blessing for people living there, same is true for Austin, Denver, Detroit, Phoenix, Vegas e.t.c.

In my opinion if LHE performs well with 4x weekly flights, BA could add 3x weekly flight to KHI in like a year or less time period.

Yes they fly to other small cities like AUS, FLL, DEN, BNA, CHS, PIT, and MSY. Though you wouldn't really have much people going to Pakistan, maybe just a few people a week from these cities. If you live in a city like AUS, then you can simply drive to Dallas or Houston and get variety of airlines going to Pakistan. Most time the Middle Eastern carriers have more Indians flying on board to and from America maybe Pakistani make up 10 to 20 percent of the pax, while half the plane or 75 percent going to India.

[ba260]

anyone know will VS and BA have their ticketing or city offices in Pakistan? or only airport offices?

[ba260]

How come PIA flight LHE - LHR goes straight across through Afghanistan? and BA flight to Lahore goes south of Multan over DG Khan then into Afghanistan? Is there any special precaution be in place for the BA flight to Lahore? As we heard about the BA flight to ISB special safety was in place and that there was snipers hiding around to prevent any type of attack. Is anything special being one about Lahore?

[raihans]

Today's BA258 departed so late, 1206 LT whereas scheduled departure was 0800 LT
https://www.flightradar24.com/BAW258/25cbad95

[Abbas Ali]

The aircraft arrived in Lahore from London as flight BA259 at 9:45 AM with a delay of four hours. It was scheduled to arrive in Lahore at 5:40 AM. The aircraft departed from London at 10:29 PM. It was scheduled to depart at 5:55 PM.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba259

Abbas

[raihans]

thanks Abbas for info, so the late arrival caused late departure behind schedule

[baberblues]

I certainly believe that virgin made a big mistake in not entering the market sooner, British Airways have a Lahore Monopoly till december.

[PIA-777]

I have been tracking these fights and they are getting delayed almost on a daily basis. Does anyone know why BA Lahore flights are getting delayed frequently since launch?

[baberblues]

I have been tracking these fights and they are getting delayed almost on a daily basis. Does anyone know why BA Lahore flights are getting delayed frequently since launch?

I presume one reason would be connections? awaiting for people to board the flights and then go

[ba260]

Well a few days this week the flight got delayed due to the long flight path it took, the flight went down south to Egypt then into KSA then UAE, then over KHI into LHE.

[cpt_747]

With the new winter times, both, LHE & ISB flights will be departing from LHR at 17:55 starting from Sunday (today).

[baberblues]

With there not being ILS available at lahore due to the runway upgrade will we see them retime for the winter again as the fog will be an issue.

[umar744]

Yes 25 April 1980 my flight BA Super VC10 nonstop direct from RWP old ISB to LHR about 10hours 10mins and Famous Late Capt Leo Butt pilot of VC10 & Concorde showed me to visited cockpit sat jump seat saw took off & landed and he gave me BA skyrider LOG BOOK and he signed it and gave me some gift. I enjoyed sleep First Class BA VC10 but my original flight PK783 from ISB RWP to Tehran Iran to LHR with my late uncle Capt Nasir 747 AP-AYW but after took off from THR caught fire engine no.4 U-turn back to RWP and my late uncle Capt Nasir met & favour Late BA Capt Leo Butt asked BA station manager approved me transferred from PK783 to BA flight got delayed 90 mins due to baggage from PK783 to BA then Economy Class FULL but only 1 one First Class left special for me because Monday 26th April 1980 I go to school in UK then original departure 12pm but delayed 130pm departed took off maximum 151000kg 7000feet lift off of 9000feet Runway end to LHR arrived LHR 740pm evening. I like love BA VC10 very good cockpit. I NEVER forgot BA log book and I missed Capt Leo Butt and uncle Capt Nasir wonderful pilot both excellent. Capt Leo Butt BA VC10 showed me route map paper overfly Multan, Dubai, Egypt, to LHR during Iran-Iraq & Afghanistan War. Last April 1982 my late uncle Capt Nasir sick unwell off work transferred Capt Salimulhaq excellent look after take care of me flew nonstop 5,000miles from LHR to RWP overfly Italy, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, Karachi, to RWP bad weather hold round 1 hour then landed RWP about 11 hours. Also Last April 1981 BA L1011-200 5 pilots nonstop from LHR to RWP with me. I like Capt Salimulhaq unfortunately PIA sacked him in 1985 then come back fly 1989 by PM Benazir Bhutto. Capt Salimulhaq flew Air Malta 720B from 1985 to 1989 and I met him in LHR 3 times when he visited PIA flight operations office LHR. BA pilots are good friend nice people

[Hamza_Aviation]

British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner departing Allama Iqbal Int'l Airport, Lahore - OPLA as SPEEDBIRD 258 [20-FEB-2021]