Here are photos of PIA Airbus A310-308 (registration AP-BEQ) taken by forum member SENIOR at Manchester Airport, UK, on April 4, 2006. The aircraft operating VVIP flight ‘Pakistan 2’ (PK-002) with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz onboard made technical stop at Manchester before resuming its journey to USA.
AP-BEQ as flight PK-002 at Manchester Airport.
AP-BEQ with 12/18/40 seating configuration. This photo shows enclosure with 18 seats.
Seating arrangement in rear section.
Central enclosure.
AP-BEQ departure watched by PIA Ground Engineer’s van.
AP-BEQ heading towards runway for take-off.
Thank you SENIOR for sharing excellent photos!
Last edited by Abbas Ali on Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:36 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Excellent, wonderful pictures. Quick Question! Shaukat Aziz going again to USA! Is it to meet bush or other ministers? That’s like 2 in nearly a span of few months!
Aftab PK786 wrote:Quick Question! Shaukat Aziz going again to USA! Is it to meet bush or other ministers? That’s like 2 in nearly a span of few months!
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is in USA to co-chair the first meeting of the United Nations High Level Panel (HLP) on strengthening the UN operation system in development, humanitarian assistance and environment.
During his stay in the New York besides attending the meetings of the Panel for two days, (April 5 and 6), the Prime Minister will have a very busy schedule. He will address students and teachers of Columbia University and meet former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
After three day stay in the New York, the Prime Minister will then leave for Spain for three day visit and to attend a Central Executive Board (CEB) meeting of UN agencies in Madrid from April 7 to 8.
AP-BEQ is not a full-time VVIP transport aircraft. When it's not on VVIP duty, the aircraft operates normal scheduled passenger flights for the airline.
Is the front section (with 12 seats) any different than the mid? Looking at the picture below, it appears that the right side of the plane does not have a passageway going forward (or it may be the angle of the picture):
