PIA set to launch nonstop flights to Manchester from 25th

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday announced to commence nonstop flights to Manchester, United Kingdom, starting October 25.

The announcement was made via a post on the national flag carrier’s account on X. The flight operations will bring “loved ones closer once again”, the post read, as it announced reconnecting Manchester and Islamabad.

The development comes just a day after the Pakistan High Commission in London announced that the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued the Foreign Aircraft Operating Permit (FOP), the final clearance required for commercial operations.

The High Commission said that flight operations will be expanded to Birmingham and London, following initial flights to Manchester in the first phase.

Meanwhile, a letter issued by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed permanent approval for PIA to operate cargo flights from Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi to Britain.

The designations under the UK’s ACC3 aviation security framework are valid until August 2030.