PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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From April 8, PIA is resuming flights for Bahawalpur.

The airline will operate twice-a-week flights every Monday and Thursday between Karachi and Bahawalpur with ATR aircraft.

Flights were suspended since March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Traders/businessmen were demanding resumption of flights for Bahawalpur.

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Re: PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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Flights starting from April 8.

Route: Karachi to Bahawalpur
Flight Number: PK588
Day of Operation: Monday, Thursday
Aircraft Type: ATR
Departure from Karachi: 12:40 PM
Arrival in Bahawalpur: 2:30 PM

Route: Bahawalpur to Karachi
Flight Number: PK589
Day of Operation: Monday, Thursday
Aircraft Type: ATR
Departure from Bahawalpur: 3:00 PM
Arrival in Karachi: 4:50 PM

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Today, PIA ATR flight PK588 to Bahawalpur departed from Karachi at 12:41 PM.

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Re: PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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On April 8.

PIA 48-seat ATR 42-500 aircraft Karachi to Bahawalpur flight PK588 carried 24 passengers.

PIA 48-seat ATR 42-500 aircraft Bahawalpur to Karachi flight PK589 carried 35 passengers.

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Re: PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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I wonder if a flight from BWP to ISB will be profitable a few times a week.
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Re: PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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what about Khi Bhp lhr/isb and back route ?
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Re: PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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PIA has suspended Karachi-Bahawalpur flights due to surge in COVID-19 cases.

The airline had resumed flights between Karachi and Bahawalpur on April 8.

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I wonder if there is any consideration for a flight to Islamabad from Bahawalpur.
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PIA has invited bids from reputed service providers/companies for provision of janitorial services in all areas of PIA premises at airline's Bahawalpur station.

In September 30 newspaper:

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Re: PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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PIA ended Bahawalpur flights due to poor passenger load, says airline's CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik.

Passenger load has gone down for a number of destinations due to improved road network.

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Re: PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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Thats a shame, I used to fly a bit between Bahawalpur and Karachi and there was traffic, it sounds like there is more to the story here. Probably not enough aircraft and the likes. We need domestic flights to be at an ideal time to connect to international traffic at airports.
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Re: PIA to Resume Bahawalpur Flights

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How come they pull out so early? I mean give it some time and focus on sales, restarting, and then quitting a route seems not to be good for the image. PIA really needs to review its domestic network.
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They may aswell sell the airport and build it into another housing scheme or give it to the airforce. What a waste of land!
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Today, PIA operated Karachi to Bahawalpur flight PK588.

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