PIA Planning to Operate Flights to Skardu and Gilgit from Lahore

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Re: PIA Planning to Operate Flights to Skardu and Gilgit from Lahore

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From May 18, PIA starting twice-a-week non-stop flights between Lahore and Gilgit with ATR 42-500 aircraft.

Route: Lahore to Gilgit
Flight Number: PK609
Day of Operation: Tuesday, Saturday
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-500
Departure from Lahore: 7:30 AM
Arrival in Gilgit: 9:00 AM
Flight Duration: One hour & thirty minutes

Route: Gilgit to Lahore
Flight Number: PK610
Day of Operation: Tuesday, Saturday
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-500
Departure from Gilgit: 9:30 AM
Arrival in Lahore: 10:50 AM
Flight Duration: One hour & twenty minutes

Flights will boost tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan and also provide convenient air travel facility to residents of Gilgit-Baltistan working in Lahore and adjacent cities.

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Re: PIA Planning to Operate Flights to Skardu and Gilgit from Lahore

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Hotels in Skardu ran out of rooms when PIA flight from Lahore arrived in Skardu, informed Prime Minister Imran Khan at an event in Gilgit-Baltistan today.

Steps needed to be taken to bring tourists to Gilgit-Baltistan, he said.

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Re: PIA Planning to Operate Flights to Skardu and Gilgit from Lahore

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First ever Lahore - Gilgit flight PK 609 operated successfully today.
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Re: PIA Planning to Operate Flights to Skardu and Gilgit from Lahore

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Today, PIA ATR 42-500 registration AP-BHM departed from Lahore at 7:38 AM as flight PK609 to Gilgit. The flight was scheduled to depart at 7:30 AM.

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Source: flightradar24.com

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Source: lahoreairport.com.pk

Today, PIA ATR 42-500 registration AP-BHM arrived in Lahore at 11:10 AM as flight PK610 from Gilgit. The flight was scheduled to arrive in Lahore at 10:50 AM.

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Source: flightradar24.com

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Source: lahoreairport.com.pk

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Re: PIA Planning to Operate Flights to Skardu and Gilgit from Lahore

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PIA promoting airline's Lahore to Gilgit non-stop flight.

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