British Airways has resumed operations to Pakistan, over a decade after they were suspended in Sept 2008 in the wake of the Mariott Hotel bombing in Islamabad.
British Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner departed from Heathrow, London, with 240 passengers on board, and touched down at Islamabad International Airport (IIA) at 9:15am this morning.
The airline will fly thrice weekly between London and Islamabad.
Here’s a video of the official landing
Touch down in Islamabad. @British_Airways has landed. pic.twitter.com/T0BTMqpZyN
— Thomas Drew (@TomDrewUK) June 3, 2019
Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari and senior officials of the Aviation Division and British High Commission welcomed the passengers at the airport.
British High Commissioner Thomas Drew shared his sentiments on the matter and has said: “The resumption of flight operation of British Airways is great. Today is a good day for both Pakistan and Britain and we are also happy about the better security situation in the country.”
