IANS | 18 Dec, 2018
British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan from June 2019 after a period of 10 years, the airline announced on Tuesday.
"Direct
flights from London Heathrow to Islamabad's new airport to start in
June," said British High Commissioner Thomas Drew in a video on Twitter.
"A further boost to links between the UK and Pakistan, especially on trade and investment."
The
first flight will touch down in Islamabad, said a British Airways
official at a press conference alongside the Pakistan Prime Minister's
Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
Zulfi Bukhari.
British Airways halted its operations to Pakistan 10 years ago, said Bukhari, terming the announcement "groundbreaking".
In
September 2008, British Airways suspended all its flights to Pakistan
because of security fears after a blast outside the Marriott Hotel that
claimed more than 40 lives.
