Glasgow Returns To The Network

[sadiqhassan]

EK offers LHE-GLA only 3 x weekly on Mo Tu and Fr and returning only once weekly (on Fr.) There are other days when you could, in theory, connect from GLA to LHE but you would have to wait 20hrs + in DXB, so I don't think that really counts...

Twice weekly
lhe-gla

Once weekly
gla-lhe

Once weekly
gla-fsd

Flight on wednesday returns to fsd. pk777 lhe-gla, pk778 gla-fsd

So there will be no FSD-GLA flights but there will be GLA-FSD? How do people do a return flight on this route then?

Have you heard of OPEN JAW tickets. LHE is only 90 mins away from LYP. They can return via LHE.

that seems like quite a weird way to start a route in my opinion. Open Jaw seems a lot like needless hassle.

[aslihan]

Btw, IATA code for Faisalabad Airport is LYP not FSD. Faisalabad was formerly known as Lyallpur hence code LYP.

Abbas

CAA never made an attempt to change the LYP code, when they should have. After all, they went ahead and got ISB code issued to them for RWP.

[Abbas Ali]

Fly Non-Stop Between Pakistan & Glasgow

PIA is proud to announce the re-launch of its non-stop flights between Pakistan & Glasgow, starting from Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Initially PIA will operate two weekly Flights:

Every Wednesday - Lahore - Glasgow - Faisalabad

Every Sunday - Lahore - Glasgow - Lahore

Special offer: 88 FREE Economy Class Tickets

To celebrate the re-launch, PIA offers FREE Round Trip Economy Class tickets its valued customers flying between Pakistan and Glasgow in the month of April 2008.

* 30 FREE tickets from Glasgow to Pakistan and 10 FREE tickets from Pakistan to Glasgow on the first flight on April 2.

* 4 FREE tickets from Glasgow to Pakistan and 2 FREE Tickets from Pakistan to Glasgow on each subsequent flight in the month of April.

Winners will be selected through computerized balloting, done at least 15 days prior to the flight. 1st Balloting will be done on March 17, 2008. Lucky winners will be informed through phone numbers and email addresses provided by them in the entry form.

To win FREE tickets, simply enter the lucky draw by filling in the entry form.

Additional Information:

* Airport and Govt. taxes to be paid by the passenger

* Visa to be arranged by the passenger

* FREE tickets will be valid for 30 days from the date of departure

* Free tickets are non-extendable, non re-routable and non-transferable

* One application entry is enough to participate in all the draws

* Travel Agents (Owners & Employees) and PIA employees are not eligible for the lucky draw

* Unaccompanied minors who win free tickets will have to pay special handling charges

Terms and Conditions Apply.

Source: PIA

[baberblues]

it dosnt even work

i type in my passport number but only 8 digits can fit not 9 AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
lolzz
imm only doing this cause i might b doin umrah in april :P:P

[Nadir Ali]

When will PIA get over the cuture of operating two weekly flights into a destination.

That is inefficient use of the crew also.

A minimum of three weekly flights should be operating to any destination.

How will it compete with airlines offering daily service to the same destinaiton? Emirates via Dubai.

I think that is the true down fall of PIA, not keeping up with the trends of the international traveler.

If there's not enough people travelling on a certain airline it means that 3 flights a week will not work.
the third flight will probably be mostly empty, which will only mean loss in profit.
PIA is facing so much competition from airliners in the gulf.

The reason why emirates and others are serving daily flights is because more passengers preffer those airlines and also because Gulf airports serve as a huge transit zone between south asia,the far east and Europe.
Pakistan's airports aren't really used much as transit zone in comparison to Gulf Airports especially Dubai.

[Abbas Ali]

PIA ad appearing in today's (March 9) newspaper:



On the Net: www.piac.com.pk

[Abbas Ali]

Another PIA ad appearing in today's (March 16) newspaper:



On the Net: PIA

[Abbas Ali]

PIA To Re-launch Direct Flights To Glasgow

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is re-launching direct flights between Pakistan and Glasgow from April 02, 2008. On Sunday the flight will operate on Lahore-Glasgow-Lahore route while on Wednesday the flight will operate on Lahore-Glasgow-Faisalabad route. It is the first direct link between UK and Faisalabad.

To mark this re-launch, PIA had announced 88 free round trip Economy Class tickets for flights in the month of April 2008. First ballot for lucky draw was conducted by PIA on March 17, 2008 at the PIA Head Office for the inaugural flight on April 02, 2008. Forty (40) lucky winners were selected through computerised ballot, 30 of these applicants were from outside Pakistan and 10 from Pakistan. Eight more lucky draws will be held from now till April 14, 2008 to select six lucky winners each on remaining eight flights in the month of April. The names of the lucky winners will be posted on PIA web site (Click here for link to page with list of luck draw winners) and the lucky winner will be informed through email.

Source: Daily Times

First Direct PIA Flight From Glasgow To Land At Faisalabad Airport On April 2

FAISALABAD, March 20 (APP): First direct flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from Glasgow will land at Faisalabad International Airport here on April 02.

A spokesman of PIA said here Thursday that PIA has decided to re-launch its non-stop service between Glasgow and Pakistan from April 02.

“Initially this service would be provided twice a week with flights on every Wednesday and Sunday”, he said and added that Wednesday flight would be Lahore-Glasgow-Faisalabad while the Sunday flight will be Lahore-Glasgow-Lahore.

“In this connection, PIA has also offered 88 free round trip economy class tickets for tips passengers flying between Pakistan and Glasgow”, he said and added that winners would be selected for these tickets through computerized balloting while lucky winners would be informed by phone and email.

Source: www.app.com.pk

[Abbas Ali]

Glasgow Set For Flights To Pakistan

31 March 2008

Flights from Glasgow Airport to destinations in Pakistan are set to be resumed by one carrier this week.

Pakistan International Airlines will start up weekly services to Lahore and Faisalabad on April 2nd, with flights to Lahore taking place on Sundays and those to Faisalabad running on Wednesdays.

The airline suspended flights from the Scottish city last summer for technical reasons after beginning service in November 2005.

Gordon Dewar, managing director of Glasgow Airport, remarked that long-haul flights from Glasgow traditionally travel to destinations in North America.

"However, with the emergence of flights to the Gulf, north Africa and Pakistan, we are now seeing a shift in travel patterns, with eastbound long-haul flights increasingly growing in popularity," he commented.

In terms of tourist attractions, Lahore is home to the world's biggest historical mosque and numerous tombs and forts, while Faisalabad is the third biggest city in Pakistan and hosts a number of colonial-era structures, most notably the Faisalabad Clock Tower.

Source: Just The Flight

[baberblues]

PK777 from Lahore has now touched down at Glasgow at 1440 (GMT)

[GLA777]

Welcome back to Glasgow, PIA

It was a good start too, the flight from Lahore landed around 20mins early with the return flight to Faisalabad departing on time

[baberblues]

these much be hellfully packed as loads of people are travelling from edinburgh that i know

does any one know the approxx loadfactor on these flights

[virk]

so no flight from Faisalabad to Glasgow? wonder if Faisalabad can handle 777

[KZ]

^^^ I think they are using a A310

[Abbas Ali]

^ Yes, Airbus A310-300 is used for Lahore-Glasgow-Lahore and Lahore-Glasgow-Faisalabad flights.

Lahore-Glasgow flight number is PK-777

does any one know the approxx loadfactor on these flights

The first Lahore-Glasgow flight carried 106 passengers according to DAWN news report

Abbas