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British Airways Planning to Start Flights for Lahore

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According to news sources, British Airways is planning to start flights for Lahore.

A British Airways team visited Lahore Airport to review arrangements at the airport.

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Fantastic news, i guess airlines need to make their money and VFR would definitely help in this case
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PIA MAN-ISB-MAN route was very strong and probably one of the reasonable route frequented well.

BA and Virgin Atlantic arrival is basically threat to ME3, PIA is kind of numb and continue to operate the way as they can. Looks like British carriers are taping the situation that PIA is banned to operate till december.

Best thing PIA can do is, to cement relationship with TK for all European and North American routes, and start exploring possibility of operating flight with 3x Weekly frequency to Sydney/Australia.

Also, PIA can increase frequency daily to ISB-KUL and ISB can easily covers PEW bound passengers as well for this scenario.
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new brand new built HOTEL in Lahore airport are excellent and welcome any all major airlines crew to stay there. ISB and LHE are very popular visitor for family, friend, business, tourist, etc
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British Airways have put its new London Heathrow to Lahore route on sale. Flights start 12 October 2020 and operate 4x weekly on B787-8 aircraft

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British Airways London to Lahore service starting from October 12.

Route: London (LHR) to Lahore (LHE)
Flight Number: BA259
Aircraft Type: Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Days of Service: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Departure from London (LHR): 5:55 PM
Arrival in Lahore (LHE): 5:40 AM
Flight Duration: Seven hours & forty-five minutes

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British Airways Lahore to London flights.

Route: Lahore (LHE) to London (LHR)
Flight Number: BA258
Aircraft Type: Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Days of Service: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Departure from Lahore (LHE): 8:00 AM
Arrival in London (LHR): 12:55 PM
Flight Duration: Eight hours & fifty-five minutes

Apparently, the first flight BA258 from Lahore to London will be operated on October 14 after crew of October 12 inaugural London to Lahore flight BA259 completes required rest in Lahore.

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Fantastic news! Amazing!
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British Airways team visited Lahore Airport to review security and passenger service arrangements for airline's four weekly flights from London starting from October 12 with Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

The team also checked route between the airport and hotel where airline's crew will stay during layover in Lahore.

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British Airways are renowned for having the best security planning for some of the destinations they operate in their network.
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From London, British Airways will offer seamless transfer options to Manchester, USA and Canada.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brit ... n-heathrow

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Another British security team is due to arrive in Lahore later this month to review arrangements for British Airways London flights starting in October.

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Abbas Ali wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:17 pm From London, British Airways will offer seamless transfer options to Manchester, USA and Canada.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brit ... n-heathrow

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I have feeling that if LHE and ISB become success story for BA and due to the seamless transfer option mention above for N.A. region , BA could start Karachi flight, may be six months from now.
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ammad wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:31 pm
Abbas Ali wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:17 pm From London, British Airways will offer seamless transfer options to Manchester, USA and Canada.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brit ... n-heathrow

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I have feeling that if LHE and ISB become success story for BA and due to the seamless transfer option mention above for N.A. region , BA could start Karachi flight, may be six months from now.

Be nice to see them come to Karachi lot of business traffic between the 2 cities and lot of Karachities in Toronto, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, and Los Angeles, though with the Middle East airlines have Karachi dominated especially Emirates before the covid they had 5 to 6 flights daily. Most Pakistani are now comfortable with Middle East carriers due to all the Islamic followings etc.
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With BA and VS both at Lahore, one of them will have to get booted, it will probably be VS just due to the timings of the flight doesn't meet any North American connections on the return. Be interesting how things shake up when PIA can actually return back to Europe & UK.
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