Another Pakistani Airline Wants to Start UK Flights
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Airblue has formally applied to the UK Civil Aviation Authority for permission to begin flights to the United Kingdom, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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The private airline plans to launch direct flights between Islamabad and Manchester as early as August, pending regulatory approval.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has also submitted its own request to resume UK operations. Both carriers are now awaiting a green light from British authorities to restart services.
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This comes after the United Kingdom recently removed Pakistan from its air safety blacklist, effectively lifting a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines operating in British airspace.
The move has been welcomed by aviation officials, travelers, and the Pakistani diaspora in the UK, who have long awaited the restoration of direct connections.
The British High Commission in Islamabad announced the decision, with High Commissioner Jane Marriott commending the joint efforts of aviation authorities from both countries. “I look forward to traveling with Pakistani airlines,” she remarked.
In response to the UK’s decision, PIA has already begun preparations to relaunch direct flights. The national carrier plans to operate three weekly flights to Manchester in the initial phase, utilizing its Boeing 777 fleet.
Reference Link:-https://propakistani.pk/2025/07/19/another-pakistani-airline-wants-to-start-uk-flights/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
